Philosopher

Ganganath Jha

Overview

Mahamahopadhyaya Sir Gaṅgānāth Jhā (25 December 1872 – 9 November 1941) was a scholar of Sanskrit, Indian philosophy and Buddhist philosophy.

He is considered to have probably translated more Sanskrit philosophical texts than any other scholar and notable examples of texts he has translated include the Slokavartika (1907), the Tantravarttika (1903-1924) and the Sabara-Bhashya (1933-1936). As per the Dutch orientalist, Jan Willem de Jong, his translations cannot be described as 'elegant or literal" though they render "well enough the general ideas expressed in the text."

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Ganganath Jha

• Prabhākara
• Prashastapada

Ideas Ganganath Jha discusses

• Philosophy
• Theosophical Society
• Śāntarakṣita
• Sanskrit
• Mīmāṃsā
• Indian philosophy
• Presidencies and provinces of British India
• Buddhist philosophy
• Motilal Banarsidass
• Kolkata
• Pāṇini
• Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
• English language
• Banaras Hindu University
• Elegance

Place in the tradition

Part of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

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