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Preface
Supreme Beings, the Scripture, the Perfect Conduct, and the sacred places like the Nandiśvara dvipa.
Some other works, including 'Santyaṣṭaka' (hymn in praise of the sixteenth Tirthankara, Lord Santinātha), 'Sārasamgraha', 'Cikitsaśāstra' and 'Jainābhiṣeka', are also believed to have been authored by Acārya Pujyapada.
Lucid style, precise expression and masterly exposition of the subject accord all his compositions highly revered place in Jaina literature. What Ācārya Pūjyapāda has expounded is the word of the Omniscient Lord; his compositions are the never-setting sun that will continue to illumine the ten directions for eternity.
I make obeisance humble at the holy feet of Acarya Pujyapāda whose pure soul had mastered the ocean that is the Scripture.
Shower of Divine Blessings
ācārya Vidyānanda (आचार्य विद्यानन्द )
A digambara ascetic (nirgrantha muni) since last fifty-five years, Acārya Vidyānanda (b. 1925) shuns all communication with the
PIC. KISHORE JAIN, 5 OCTOBER 2018, NEW DELHI
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