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Preface
This decision, though correctly taken by the Institute, has been later on set aside for the following reasons :--
(1) It was realised that part V of Vol. XVII would not be very small.
(2) Its printing will not be soon completed (only 17 forms have been so far printed out of about 30 ), and to wait for it would cause an additional delay of about a couple of years in publishing a portion of Vol. XVII which has been already overdue since 1938.
(3) It creates an awkward position for the reader who may not be interested in the whole work.
This Part I of Vol. XVIII deals with darśanika literature. It marks the beginning of a new volume and opens a new and wider field. Vol. XVII was confined to canonical (agamika ) works whereas this Vol. XVIII deals with an important section of non-canonical texts and their exegesis. These works, though non-canonical, are not in any sense opposed to the Jaina canon. On the contrary, so far as the Svetambara works are concerned, they are complimentary and quite in conformity with their canon available at present.
Another gratifying feature of this Volume is that it includes works of both schools of the Jainas.
Bifurcation starts from this volume. The canonical works belong to the Svetām baras only, as several orthodox Digambaras question their authenticity, though, in my opinion they are not justified in doing so. Works on philosophy' belonging to both sects are grouped under two heads : (i) Logic and (ii) Metaphysics, ethics etc. Here and hereafter the Švetāmbara works have been given precedence over the Digambara ones with a view to maintain. ing continuity of treatment, for Volume XVII dealt with the Svetām bara works only.
Under the head “logic" (nyaya) are generally included such works as deal with one or more of the topics related to anekantavada, 3pramaņas, 4nayas and sniksepas. Other works though pertaining to
1 The Jaina oommentarios on non-Jaina works on nyāya eto, of which some Mss, were described by me, are not inoorporated in this Vol.
% See p. vili, 9-8 890 p. vii.