Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Acharya Tulsi, 1998 - Stamp, First Day Cover and Brochure


Besides being a profound scholar in Rajasthani and Hindi languages and Jaina Agamas in particular, Acharya Tulsi has authored a few Sanskrit books too on Jainism. These include:
जैन-सिद्धान्त-दीपिका - Jaina-Siddhānta-Dīpikā
श्री-भिक्षु-न्याय-कर्णिका - Śrī-Bhikṣu-nyāya-karṇikā
मनोनुशसनम् - Mano'nuśāsanaṃ
पञ्च-सूत्रम् - Pañcasūtraṃ



The India Post honoured the great ascetic Shri Acharya Tulsi by issuing a commemorative stamp. A First Day Cover along with a brochure too were released on 20.10.1998. The stamp and the postmark are inscribed with a symbol that has the Sanskrit phrase:

संयमः खलु जीवनम्
saṁyamaḥ khalu jīvanam
"Self-control indeed is Life"
The Postmark

The FDC
 







The Brochure 2 & 1

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