Handbook of Jainology

SR No.: 001346
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhuvanbhanusuri
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 288
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Philosophy
File Size: 15 MB

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A Foreword
will also realize that materialistic and purely intellectualistic education creates only a craving for mundane pleasures while spiritual education brings serenity and felicity.
If this book which contains the quintessence of Jainism is studied under the guidance of spiritual heads, the readers will attain a greater benefit from it. The guidance of a spiritual head would be useful because in this book, many complex and profound doctrines have been presented in a brief manner; and they can be fully understood only under the guidance of a teacher. The book contains many doctrines that will enable readers to pursue the path of spiritual elevation.
The way to study this book:
Read the matter found in a section. Make brief notes of it. Then without referring to the book contemplate on them and form correct conceptions. Continue the same method to study the other sections. Make a series of notes. The teacher takes up some topics and questions the students about them methodically and at random and elicts answers. Thus he repeats this process and makes the students understand them and memorize them. In doing so, he makes use of the points. After completing each section, he must summarize it. The next day before commencing a new chapter, he must recapitulate the previous day's lesson briefly. That will be a sort of revision. The scriptural scholar, the venerable Acharyashri Vijayabhuvanbhanusoorishwarji has bestowed a great benefit upon us by writing this book which will help students in schools and colleges to build up their character and to attain spiritual awakening.
The First Edition of this book was released in 1987 under the guidence of gurudev's scholarly disciple shri Bhadraguptvijayji (Now, the late Acharya Shri Bhadraguptasuri) The present edition, guided by Muni shri Udayvallbhvijayji is further enriched with an additional preface and some pictures.
May this punlication help Hourishing the Jain Philosophy in the reader's head and heard and thus fulfil our dream.
Kumarpal V. Shah Dholka