tman_and_moksa

SR No.: 020053
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University
Publication Year: 1965
Total Pages: 901
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
PREFACE
The present work on 'The Evolution of the Concepts of Atman and Moksa in the Different Systems of Indian Philosophy' is being published in bookform after a period of ten years. It was originally submitted to the Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, as a doctoral Thesis, and was accepted for the Ph.D. Degree. The concepts of Ātman and Mokșa have certainly undergone a continuous development, and they have evolved through several stages in the different streams and systems of Indian Philosophy right from the Vedic times to the present century, and hence I have tried to trace the 'Evolution' of these concepts.
This research work was conducted by me under the able guidance of the late Principal A. K. Trivedi of the S. B. Garda College and B. P. Baria Science Institute, Navsari (Gujarat). It is unfortunate that Principal Trivedi did not live to see this work appear in print. He had taken a very keen interest in the matter of its publication
I feel extremely grateful to the Authorities of the Gujarat University for publishing this Thesis. I hope that this work will be of interest to all its readers, and to the students of Philosophy in particular.
I am thankful to the Authorities of several Libraries in Poona, Bombay, Baroda, Amalner and Navsari, for having permitted me the use of their rare and valuable books. I also wish to express my grateful thanks to my friends and colleagues, who read my manuscript and made important suggestions and also helped me in correcting the proofs. Among such friends I may mention Prof. D. D. Vadekar, Chief Editor, Marathi Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, Poona, Prof. M. D. Hatkanagalekar and Dr. V. B. Inamdar of the Willingdon College, Sangli, Prof. B. M. Gore of the B. M. College of Commerce, Poona, and Prof. M. G. Desai of the Fergusson College, Poona.
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