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Introduction for Index
We have been collecting a lot of literature from the scriptures and books related to Ashtapad. We have also been collecting all the research related material including geology and Kailash. Literature on Tirthankar, Nav-Graha and other Ashtapad Tirths have also been put together. Making of Ashtapad Tirth, model making and details about gemstones have also been added. Many exhibits and seminars were held. Those details including visitors' books have been included. Many photos of various ceremonies and maps from the research tour have been added into these volumes.
A cross reference has been added to the original index of all the articles, chapters and volumes. Then all these material have been coded and each subject or topic has been given a special code letter. The codes given are arranged in an alphabetical order from A to Z. These codes have been further subdivided into sub codes as per specific topics, which is included in the code index. It has the language of the articles and page numbers also. This code index has been given in the beginning of this chapter. This has made the presentation of all the material in a more classified and easier manner and easy to look for any specific subject, article and authors.
Further to make the material collected (9000 pages) more interesting and useful, we have selected few important articles and given them a color shade. We have not printed the master index of all volumes here in the granth, only a list of selected articles with cross reference along with codes in this chapter to make it easier to refer.
Now the master index with cross reference and code index is given in volume XX, chapter 157. To make it more user-friendly this has also been included in a DVD where one can go and filter out article of their choice on any subject.
We have also given a list of authors whose articles have been included in this collection of XX volumes. Each author has been given a specific numerical code to make it easier to identify their articles from all xx volumes.
After chapter VIII we have given a list of books from which all this material has been collected and put together in XX volumes. Some of these granths are also available on www.jainaelibrary.com which reader can refer to.
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