SUALI, Luigi. Bologna 29.9.1881 — Pavia 9.3.1957. Italian Indologist. Professor in Pavia. Son of Vincenzo and Genovieffa Zucchini, himself took the name of his grandfather. Studied at Bologna under Pullé, graduated 1903. In 1903-05 further studies under Jacobi at Bonn. PD 1907 Bologna. In 1909-10 Acting Professor at Pavia, then ao. and from 1914 ord. Professor at Pavia, taught there until 1956. From 1947 correspondant member of Accademia dei Lincei. Married Giulia Giovagnoli di Saludecio, a teacher, one son.
Suali began his career with philosophy, Jaina and Mahākāvya and later developed also an interest in Buddhism. He was a demanding teacher. Among his students were G. Devoto and L. Heilman.
Publications: Diss. Il Sistema Buddhistico nel Compendio dei Sistemi filosofici di Haribhadra con il commento di Gunaratna. Manuscript (?) 1903.
– Edited: Haribhadra’s Ṣaḍdarçanasamuccaya with Guṇaratna’s Commentary. 1-2. 4+310 p. Bibl. Ind. 167. Calcutta 1905-09; translated the introduction to the same: “I Sistemi filosofici dell’ India alla fine del secolo XIV”, GSAI 17, 1904, 243-271; and chapters 2 & 4: “Contributi alla conoscenza della logica e della metafisica indiane”, GSAI 19, 1906, 283-369 & 20, 1907, 33-64.
– “Il ‘Lokatattvanirṇaya’ di Haribhadra”, GSAI 17, 1905, 263-378; “La legge Jainica (testo e versione del Dharmabindu di Haribhadra, con introd.)”, GSAI 21, 1908, 223-290; “Un trattato elementare di filosofia indiana. Il Tarkāmṛta di Jagadīśa trad.”, Riv. di filos. 1-2, 1908, 45 p.
– Edited: Haribhadra Sūri’s Yogabindu, with Commentary. 232 p. Bhavnagar 1911; Prameyaratnakośa. Bombay 1912; The Thānāngasutta, Books 1-3. Ahmedabad 1912; Jagadṛṣṭisamuccaya by Haribhadra. Ahmedabad 1912; The Dharmabindu of Haribhadra with Municandra’s Commentary. Bibl. Ind. 220. Calcutta 1912-20.
– “I drammi di Bhāsa”, GSAI 25, 1912, 85-116.
– Introduzione alla studio della filosofia Indiana. 16+478 p. Pavia 1912.
– L’Illuminato. La storia del Buddha. 10+337 p. Milano 1925, German translation 1928, French 1933.
– Gotama Buddha. 18+395 p. Storia della Religione 10. Bologna 1934.
– Storia moderna dell’ India. 1-2. c. 800 p. Milano 1942 (printed, but prohibited from circulation by fascist regime because of “troppa obbiettività” (!) and came available only in 1946).
– “Letteratura dell’India antica”, Le civiltà dell’Oriente. Rome 1957, 487-580.
– Many smaller articles.
Sources: Gli studi orientali in Italia 1861–1911; Gabrieli 1912-1934; L. Heilmann in Franci 1991, 269-281; *E. Marcovaldi, Rendiconti dell‘Ist. lombardo 91, 1957, 95f.; C. Mastrangelo, D.B.I. 94, 2019 (online treccani.it); *P. Meriggi, Annuario Univ. Pavia 1957-58, 383f.; *J.B. Stella, Revista de História 19, 1959, 173-180; *Enciclop. Italiana Appendice 3; Italian Wikipedia with photo.
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