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We have already published 45 Aagams in Four languages Prakrut, Sanskrut (Satik), 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.
During the Translation-work of "Nirayaavalika-panchak" one thing came before me, all the character of these stories have either gone in hell or in heaven. To get rebirth in hell or heaven is a result of their own good or bad deeds. By good deeds people achieves happiness-[SUKH and by bad deeds people achieves miseries-[Dukh). The descriptions contain Dukh-Vipaak or Sukh-Vipaak in which Canonical literature is an Ang Aagam-Sootra named "VIPAK-SHRUT.
Vipak-Shrut is an "Ang-Pavitth” Aagam, Nandi Sootra, Suyagadang Sootra etc. Narrates Vipak sootra' as an eleventh Ang-Sootra of Aagam. Abhaydev Suri has written Vrutti [commentary on this sootr.
Here, we have compiled Translation done by Surendra Bothara, which is originally edited in to Hindi by Shree Am ar-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 ignorant people 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
(01/11/2013)
Aagam - 11 - Vipak-Shrut
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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