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Prabodh Candra Bagchi
English Phonetics | Prabodh Candra Bagchi |
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Alternate names
- P. C. Bagchi
Dates
Birth: | November 18, 1898 |
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Death: | January 19, 1956 |
Place of birth: | Jashore District, Bangladesh |
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About
- Primary Professional Affiliation
- Visva-Bharati University
PhD University
- Calcutta University
Biographical Information
Prabodh Chandra Bagchi (18 November 1898 – 19 January 1956) was one of the most notable Sino-Indologists of the 20th century. He was the third Upacharya (Vice-Chancellor) of Visva-Bharati University. He published a large number of books in English, French, and Bengali. His best known work that is still acclaimed as a classical work even today is India and China, which was first published in 1944. (Source Accessed June 4, 2019)
Publications
(Partial List of Publications from Wikipedia)
Books in French
- 1. Le Canon Bouddhique en Chine les traducteurs et les traductions, Tome 1, pp. lii, 436 ; Tome II pp. vi 437–742, 1927 : Paris, Librarie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner 1938, Sino-Indica Publications de I'universite de Calcutta
- 2. Deux Lexiques Sanskrit Chinois Fan Yu Tsa Ming De Li Yen et Fan Yu Ts'ien Tsen Wen De Yi-Tsing : Tome I, pp. iv, 336 : Tome II, pp. viii, 337–590, 1929, Paris, Librarie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner 1937, Sino-Indica Publications de I'universite de Calcutta
Books in English
- 3. Pre-Aryan and Pre-Dravidian In India 1929, Calcutta University 1968, Reprinted by Calcutta University
- 4. Kaula-Jyana-Nirnaya and some Minor Texts of the School of Matsyendranath Calcutta Sanskrit Series, 1934, pp. viii, 92–148, Metropolitan Printing and Publishing House: Calcutta
- 5. Studies In The Tantras Part-I, 1939 : Calcutta University
- 6. India and China: a thousand years of cultural relations. Published in Greater India Society, Bulletin 2, Calcutta in 1927 First Edition 1944, China Press, Calcutta Second Edition 1950, Hind Kitab, Bombay
- Third Edition 1951, Philosophical Library, New York
- Fourth Edition 1981, Saraswat Library, Calcutta
- Fifth Edition 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd, New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-215-1197-1.
- Chinese Translation "Zhong-Yin Qiannian Shi" 2008, Indian Embassy, Beijing. ISBN 978-81-215-1197-1.
- 7. India and Central Asia: 1955, National Council of Education, Jadavpur, Calcutta
- 8. Caryagiti Kosa : P. C. Bagchi & Shanti Bhiksu Sastri 1956, Visva Bharati
- 9. She-Kia-Fang-Che 1959, Visva Bharati
- 10. Indological Studies-A collected works of Dr. P. C. Bagchi, vol. I, 1982, Visva Bharati
- 11. The Second City of the Empire. Editor
Books in Bengali
Visva Bharati Press
- 12. Bouddha Dharma O Sahitya
- 13. Bharat O Indo Chin
- 14. Bharat O Chin
- 15. Bharat O Madhya Asia
Bangla Academy
- 16. Probondho Shamgraho
Links
- Wiki Pages
Buddha Nature Project
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