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performing duties. In this Sūtra on the one hand the revolutionary thinking of Bhagawāna Mahāvira is elaborated then on other hand, to criticise and determine the concept of religion by intelligence and pure reason, this message also incorporated. Subsequently, it can be said that Uttarādhyayana is really a co-ordinated scripture of behavioural and spiritual life.
The regard which has Gita in Vaidic tradition, Dhammapada in Bauddha, the same deserves Uttaradhyayana in Jain tradition. Study of Uttarādhyayana is the aggrandizement of life. This Edition
Many good, beautiful editions of Uttaradhyayana Sutra have been published till now. I can not daresay that my this effort is better among all of them; because I myself feel ignorant and innocent in comparison to the former preceptors and learned scholars. Still I believe that my effort to produce this Sutra with paradigms, metaphors and illustrations of some special facts would be altogether new and beneficial for all the persons. Generally I see that most of the writers make their creations heavy and readable by intelligentia only and do not care for general readers. Neither the status of book befall, nor its greatness lessened if written with the view of general readers and average men; but in my opinion such writing possesses more importance because it is read abroad by numerous persons, while the books made heavy only decorate the almirahs.
All we devoted disciples are feeling hearty happiness that we became able to present such a new and beneficial to all creation in the lotus hands of Pujya Pravarttaka Gurudeva Bhandari Sri Padmachandraji Maharaj at the auspicious occasion of his Diamond Diksa Jayanti.
We get the cordial co-operation of learned Up-Pravartini Mahāsati Saritāji, M.A., Ph.D. (able disciple of Up-Pravarttini Sadhvi-Ratnā late Sri Shashikäntäji Mahārāja) and UpPravarttini Sri Raviraśmiji Maharaja in hazardous work of editing this Sūtra.
Famous literary man of Jain-world Sri Srichand Surana cordially co-operated us taking all the responsibilities from preparing illustrations to produce the book in this shape. Many other devotees to Gurudeva, the liberal gentleman became helpful to this publication possible by generous donations (co-operation by money). I pay my cordial thanks to all of them.
I also believe that this great effort of publishing Illustrated Agamas will establish a new amplitude in the sphere of Āgam-Editing-Publishing and get expansion beyond imagination. With this belie. ......
-Amar Muni Jain Sthanak Trinagar, Delhi 6 October, 1992, (Vijayadashmi)
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