A truly great person and scholar. I have so many great memories of talking with him—his candor, learning, and generosity all three beyond measure—from the beginning of my student days to sharing an office with him 2010-11. His life story alone was an education. He aged in such a beautiful way too: he was so generous and accommodating as to give even old age a good name (kṣudre 'pi nūnaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapanne...). His memory and example will live for eternity.
On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:26 AM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Sad news indeed. The last I saw Professor Jaini was at Berkeley during the > celebration of his 95th birthday. When Jaini left Michigan for Berkeley in > 1972, I was his replacement at Michigan. I did not know much about Michigan > before accepting the job offer. However, before coming to Michigan, I met > Professor Jaini at the Pune train station where he was between trains, and > he described to me the University of Michigan in some detail, making me > feel at ease. He was a great scholar with a wonderful sense of humor and > kindness. Will miss him. > > Madhav M. Deshpande > Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA > Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies > Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India > > [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] > > > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:52 AM eva de clercq via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Some colleagues in India brought to our attention that Padmanabh S. >> Jaini, one of the greatest scholars of Jainism (and Buddhism), and >> professor at Berkeley, has passed away at the age of 97. >> For an article on the publication of his memoirs: >> https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/a-world-of-learning-the-journey-of-padmanabh-jaini/cid/1686901 >> >> <https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/a-world-of-learning-the-journey-of-padmanabh-jaini/cid/1686901> >> A world of learning: the journey of Padmanabh Jaini - Telegraph India >> <https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/a-world-of-learning-the-journey-of-padmanabh-jaini/cid/1686901> >> In 1998, while teaching at the University of California at Berkeley, I >> befriended a scholar much older and far more learned than I. This was >> Padmanabh Jaini, a great authority on Buddhism and Jainism, with a profound >> knowledge of texts in half a dozen languages. >> www.telegraphindia.com >> >> With kind regards, >> >> Eva >> >> Eva De Clercq >> Ghent University >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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