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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
The following asgs fostatin al bosthumous work of Dr. Y. J. Padinarajiah, M. A., D.Philfokon.), Mysore, India.
He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Oxford early in the year 1955 for the thesis entitled A Comparative Study of the Jaina Theories of Reality and Knowledge which is published herein after purchasing the rights thereof from his widow. Although the work is mainly Jaina Philosophy, it includes treatment of many other schools of Indian Philosophy, as well as consideration of Western Philosophical theories where these have a bearing on the subject of the thesis. It displays a wide competence in all these various branches of Philosophy and it was reported on very favourably by the examiners.
His subject is the interpretation of Jaina Logic and Epistemology from the standpoint of modern ideas on these subjects. He is excellently equipped for the task. He has an exceptionally thorough knowledge of Jainism, such as can be acquired only by one brought up in it and a knowledge of Sanskrit and Prakrit which enables him to handle the original texts with ease. The thesis demonstrates that he is a keen and diligent student of Indological subjects. The work has, therefore, been an important contribution to the study of Indian Philosophy.
