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format can enable the contribution of crya r reach common people, scholars and monks and benefit them in their quest of truth. The abridged edition can be read by thousands of Jain and non Jain readers even during their travel or at their convenience. This work of abridging the third volume (in Hindi) was assigned to r Jayvantbhai P. Shah (B.E. civil and retired superintendent engineer Government of Gujarat) of Surat who completed this work with his untiring efforts. We thank him for this work.
The English translation was done by Dr. Shugan Chand Jain of International School for Jain Studies New Delhi. We are grateful to him for his time and effort.
P.S. Surana President
S.R. Choudhry Working President
V.R. Surana Secretary
Samyakj āna Pracāraka Mandala
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