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श्रीमत्समन्तभद्रस्वामिने नमः।
Swami Samantabhadra.
Preface.
In the Jain community, the seat of Bhagwan Samantabhadra Swami is very high among the brilliant Acharyas, capable scholars and revered "Mahatmas". Perhaps only a few unfortunate Jains will not have heard your holy name; but the majority of the society is certainly very unfamiliar with your pure qualities and holy life stories, or rather, unfamiliar. It is very disturbing that the society is so ignorant about its great leader and such a leader who has been written as "the founder of the Jina religion". We have been wanting for a long time to remove this ignorance of the people by writing a true history of Acharya Mahoray - a complete account of his life. But even after trying a lot, we have not been able to fulfill that desire yet. . 1 See the inscription No. 108 (new No. 258) of Shravanabelagola.