Lokesh Chandra

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Lokesh Chandra is a contemporary scholar of Buddhism and the Indian arts. He is the son of the famous Sanskrit scholar Raghu Vira. He has also served as a member of the Indian Rajya Sabha besides serving as a Vice-President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, and Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research. In 2006 he was recognized with India's Padma Bhushan award. He has to his credit over 360 works and text editions. Among them are classics like his "Tibetan-Sanskrit Dictionary", "Materials for a History of Tibetan Literature", "Buddhist Iconography of Tibet", and his "Dictionary of Buddhist Art" in about 20 volumes. Presently he is Director, International Academy of Indian Culture.

He is acknowledged as one of the great cultural giants of India.[citation needed]

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Modern Dharmic Writers (1875 to present)

Buddhist writers: B. R. Ambedkar • Lokesh Chandra • Edward Conze • Alexandra David-Néel • Kelsang Gyatso • Dalai Lama • Walpola Rahula • C.A.F. Rhys Davids • T.W. Rhys Davids • Robert Thurman•Richard Gombrich
Hindu writers: Aurobindo • A. Coomaraswamy • Bankim Chattopadhyay • Alain Daniélou • Dayananda • Koenraad Elst • David Frawley • Sita Ram Goel • The Mother • Prabhupada • Sivananda • Ram Swarup • Tilak • Swami Vivekananda • Yogananda
Jain writers: Satish Kumar • Claudia Pastorino • Yashodev Suri • Jayantsain Suri
Sikh writers: Bhai Vir Singh • Harjot Oberoi • G.S. Talib • Khushwant Singh
Zen writers: Nishida Kitaro • D.T. Suzuki • Paul Reps • Alan Watts • Thich Nhat Hanh • Yin Shun
Other/Syncretic: Annie Besant • Ram Dass • Sathya Sai Baba • Georg Feuerstein • H. S. Olcott • Meher Baba • Osho • Ken Wilber • Nirmala Srivastava


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