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PREFACE
In today's rigid era of television, home theatre, malls, multiplexes, video game parlours etc. every parents wish to keep their innocent child away from all these nuisances. The refined and valuable literature is extremely necessary to save the children from these jinxes.
Today's children are the protectors of tomorrow's Jain administration. The knowledge of prestigious Jain administration is the prerequisite for this. And the children can achieve this knowledge from reading and listening to agreeable and instructive stories of Jain religion. In spreading this knowledge colourful and striking pictorial books play a very vital role. With this intention, about sixteen years ago, with the blessings of Pujyapad ParamShasan Prabhāvak, Vyakhyān Vachaspati, Suvishal Gachhadhipati Acharyadevesh Shrimad Vijay Ramchandrasurishwarji Mahārājā and with the advice of Tapaswiratna, Param Upkari Gurudev Pujya Panyaspravar Shri Bhadrashil Vijayji Ganivar, very first book in Gujatati, 'Ek Majheni Vārtā-Dhanyakumar Charitra' was published. During this period Hindi and English editions of Dhanyakumar Charitra as well as fifteen other books in Gujarati are published.
We are proud that other instructive books are also published in Jain administration after ours.
After release of Gujarati edition of the characteristics of 24 Tirthankar Hon. Vadilal Maganlal Vora desired to publish English edition of the same and because of his rare worship and sponsorship only publication of this book became possible. We are thankful to him.
This book's colourful pictures are drawn by famous painter Shri Gulambhai Sanghwani and to make this book simple and nice four colour offset printing is
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