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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
"Imparting knowledge to others is the greatest charity." Translating these words into action Shri Amar Muni ji made a long term plan for publishing the precepts of the Jina, compiled in the form of Jain Sutras (Jain Canon), with Hindi and English translations and suitable multicolored illustrations. In this project the nine Agams have already been published
We are extremely fortunate that, with the blessings of Uttar Bharatiya Pravartak Gurudev Bhandari Shri Padma Chandra Ji Maharaj, Up-pravartak Shri Amar Muni Ji is inspiring and encouraging us in this noble work of lighting the everlasting lamp of knowledge. This lamp of knowledge neither flickers in any storm nor gets extinguished by the catastrophic sweeps of time. Actually, by lighting this eternal lamp, Shri Amar Muni Ji is doing an epochmaking work.
In this plan of illustrated publications, the work on this complex Anuyogadvar Sutra is going on for about two years. Even now only half of it is ready and is being published as Part 1. The remaining portion will be published as the second part next year when we plan to publish two Sutras once again.
To understand the concepts contained in the original terminology of Jain philosophy and then translate them into English is really a difficult task and needs careful contemplation and pondering. Specially for an Agam like Anuyogadvar Sutra real hard work had to be put in. However, we are contented that the translator has put in all the efforts and sources at his command to translate the philosophical terminology and present it in a simple and comprehensible style.
The contributions of Srichand Ji Surana (Hindi translation, elaborations, and editing) and Shri Surendra Bothra (English translation) have been available right from the beginning of this project. Shri Raj Kumar Jain (LAS Retd., Delhi), who is well versed with Jain Sutras, has also joined the mission with contributions like English translation of recently published Upasak-dasha and
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