From Strassburg to Shravana Belgola. Ernst Leumann and Brahmasūri Śāstrī

Nalini Balbir (1)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528

This is a part of a larger exploration of the relationship between Europe and India as regards the search for manuscripts of Jain works in the 19th century. This article focuses on the dual relationship between Ernst Leumann (1859-1931), then Professor in Strassburg University, who could never visit India and needed the help of Indian local scholars to get manuscripts, and Brahmasūri Śāstrī (1839-1897) who was an erudite placed in Sravanabelgola (Karnatak). This paper throws light on the life, activities and personality of Brahmasūri Śāstrī through the Sanskrit biography written by his son Dorbali Śāstrī which has been preserved among Leumann's left papers in the University of Hamburg.

Mots clés: Jainism; E. Leumann; Brahmasūri Śāstrī; Digambara Jain manuscripts; Karnatak; Shravanabelgola; 19th century

Domaines: Religions; Littératures; Histoire

Nalini Balbir. From Strassburg to Shravana Belgola. Ernst Leumann and Brahmasūri Śāstrī. Jayandra Soni, Luitgard Soni. Sanmati. Essays Felicitating Professor Hampa Nagarajaiah on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday, Sapna Book House, pp.1-15, 2015, 978-81-280-2614-0. ⟨halshs-01442670⟩