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peace and prosperity of the 21st Century world.
It has now become very evident, that just by the rule of 'survival of the fittest' the 21st century world will have to be spiritualistic and theistic. In this context, many scholars maintain that though Jainism is spiritualistic, its atheism is a major hurdle to its universal appeal. This charge against Janism have been shown to be baseless by Dr. Hemant Shah's present research work on Jain Theism. Hemantbhai has made substantial contribution to Jainology and Theology by effectively pointing our that Jainism and Theism are not incompatibles but close companions, because there is really such a thing as Jaina Theism.
. Gujarat University has recognized the acadeinic sugnificance of Dr. Shah's research work by awarding him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. I congratulate the author for his achievement and earnestly appeal to the Jain Community ro recognize the practical importance of the work by making it widely known.
'Anand', 6-B, Highland Park, Gulbai Tekara, Ahmedabad 380015 December 14, 1996
J. A. Yajnik Prof. of Philosophy & Hon. Director Internation Institute for Value Education.
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