Jain Journal 1993 04

SR No.: 520110
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 67
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 4 MB

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APRIL, 1993
3. All that is imbibed by the Acaryas and later on, preached and carried over from predecessor to successor is pāhuḍa (prakṛśṭairācāryair vidyävittavadbhirabhṛtam dharitam vyäkhyātamanitamiti vä prabhṛtam).
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From this point of view all śästras offered at the feet of the Masters are pāhuḍas.
The Bhava-pähuda has four elements. It has the original in Prakrit with Sanskrit rendering (chaya) together with an English translation. It has a very good commentary in English also. It has no verse index and no analysis of the topics is added to it. Even then the treatise itself is very nicely and neatly printed with a very good paper befitting the publication of the Sacred Books of the Jains. It is a pity that the book is published after the lapse of forty years of the demise of the author. However for the future generation it is a welcome treatise.
The commentary and the English translation are well executed. The language of the author is lucid and simple, and every point of it is clearly explained. I believe that this edition will be adorned by all Jain scholars.
VARDHAMAN-JIVAN-KOSA, compiled and edited by Mohanlal Banthia and Srichand Choraria, Jain Darshan Samiti, 16C Dover Lane, Calcutta-600029, 1988. Pages 80+448. Price Rs. 75.00.
The Volume three of Vardhaman Jivan-Kosa compiled and edited by Mohanlal Banthia and Srichand Choraria is a valuable source-book on the life and teachings of Vardhamana Mahavira. Some few years ago, the two other volumes (Vol. I, 1980 and Vol. II, 1984) of the same series came out. In all the volumes the plan and scope are the same. The methodology adopted in all these volumes is not only unique of its kinds, but also totally new in this type of cyclopaedic work. The material collected in all these volumes is very systematic, and will remain as a source-book for years to come to the scholarly world.
The book is well-printed and the binding is carefully executed. The printing mistakes are exceptionally few. It supersedes all the previous volumes.
For preparing a Dictionary on the life and teachings of Vardhamana, the erudite editors are to be thanked for presenting such a research