[INDOLOGY] Padmanabh S. Jaini

[Jesse Knutson]

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 <
indology at list.indology.info> 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 <
> indology at list.indology.info> 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
>>
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