Lokesh
Chandra is
an internationally renowned scholar of Tibetan, Mongolian and Sino-Japanese
Buddhism. A prolific writer, he has to his credit 580 works, including critical
editions of classical texts in Sanskrit, Tibetan, Mongolian, Chinese and old
Javamer language. Among them are classics like the Tibetan-Sanskrit
Dictionary, Materials for a History of Tibetan
Literature, Buddhist Iconography of Tibet, and the Dictionary of
Buddhist Iconography in 15 volumes. Lokesh Chandra was
nominated by the President of India to the Parliament in 1974-80, and again in
1980-86. He has been Vice-President of the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations, and Chairman of the Indian Council for Historical Research.
Presently he is Director, International Academy of Indian Culture.