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Pandit Bhagwandas Jain
The original translator of this work in Hindi, Pandit Bhagwandas, was a renowned Jain 'scholar of his times. The fields where he had established himself as unparalleled authority are architecture, painting, sculpture, and astrology. There can be no better evidence of his expertise than the fact that an eminent scholar like Shri Vasudevsaran Agrawal came to Jaipur and spent a fortnight to study Vastu Shastra under his guidance.Pandit Bhagwandasji came to Jaipur some time in 1943 and remained here till he breathed his last sometime in 1979 or 80. To him goes the credit of translating and publishing some very important technical Prakrit texts into Hindi. He was the person who commissioned artists to complete the beautiful Jinadarshan Choubisi (paintings of 24 Tirthankars in Rajasthani style)
Sahitya Vachaspati M. Vinay Sagar
The editor of the Sanskrit text and Hindi translation of this work, M. Vinay Sagar, is an established authority on various aspects of Jain philosophy. Besides this he is a scholar of languages like Prakrit, Sanskrit, Apabhramsh, Gujarati, and Rajasthani. For long he has been actively involved in research in Jain philosophy, Prakrit language, and ancient texts. There is a long list of publications authored and edited by him. Two of his books, Vrittamauktikam and Nemidootam were approved text books for post graduate studies in Jodhpur and Rajasthan Universities. At present he holds the post of Director of Prakrit Bharti Academy, Jaipur.
