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Something about This Publication
We have already published 45 Aagams in Four languages-Prakrut, Sanskrut, Hindi and Gujarati. Now a day for new generation & abroad living people, English translation has become a necessity. So we have planned to translate or compile Jain-Aagam in English. We gave priority to 'Nandi Sootra'.
After that we have worked for 'Niryaavalika panchak'. Thus six Aagam have been completed. It is said that Nirayaavalik-aadi five Aagams are respectly Upang of Upaasakdas-aadi five ANG-Sootra. So we thaught to compile these Angsootras and as a result of that, Vipakshrut &Anuttaropapaatikdashais compiled; now we are going to present Ang sootra-8 'Antkrut-dasha'before you. During this translation of these three Ang-sootras one Prakirnak named 'VEERSTAVA' is also translated in to English.
ANTAKRUD-DASHA is an "Ang-Pavitth" Aagam, Nandi Sootra & SuyagadangSootra Narrates 'Antakrud-dasha' as aeighth Ang-Sootra of Aagam. AbhaydevSuri has written Vrutti [commentary] on this sootra.
Here, we have compiled Translation done by Surendra Bothara, which is originally edited in to Hindi by Shree Amar-Muni & Shree Chandra Surana, We have two motives for publishing this book. [1] To provide Aagam literature in English & [2] It should be given in Microsoft Word format so people can do Cut, Paste & Editing by themselves also.
At present this Book is published as a Net-Publication with the help of the Jain Education International organization of America. In future we may publish it as a Book also. We are also planning to put more Aagams in English before you.
We also invite learned persons to translate more & more 'authentic Jain literature in English for kids and youths, so the ignorantpeople of regional languages can also read or learn our "Shashtra & Granth".
We are very much thankful to Shree Pravinbhai, Sudeshbhai, Late Mr. Krupal Shah and all other known-unknown persons who helpd us for this project directly or indirectly.
Dharm-Labh
Muni deepratnasagar (04/04/2014)
[We have translated ten Aagam-Sootras in English till yet]
.....Deepratnasagar
Aagam-08 Antakrud-dasha
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Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
