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only hot water at intervals of many days. He is making advance wonderfully in spiritual spheres and challenging the monster of Death like a great warrior. At this historical occasion in the Jain community we hasten to publish this timely booklet, which would demonstrate the significance and importance of SALLEKHANA in human life. The Jainas take it as a festival and welcome it sincerely. In the following pages we are reproducing learned article on the subject entitled How to Die ?' by late lamented Barrister Champat Raj Jain, and hope, this will enlighten the reader about the philosophy of SALLEKHANA.
The present brochure was originally composed in Sanskrit by an unknown Acharya and Shri Pandit Sadasukha ji wrote a Hindi commentary on it in 1861 A.D., which is very instructive and is being reproduced here. Shri Virendra Prasad Jain, B.A., Sahityaratna, Sahityalankara has translated the original slokas in poetical form in Hindi and English; which are also given along with the original text and the Hindi commentary.
The World Jain Mission is thankful to the writers and to the donors, whose magnanimity has made it easy to publish it in this from.
We hope and wish, may this timely and inspiring brochure spread some light and show that Jainism is still a living religion and a way of life! Aliganj 2
Kamta Prasad Jain 13.9.55 )
Hony. Director The World Jain Mission
