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(vi) Pt. Mala vania has been kind enough to permit me to include herein the text of the Gañadharavāda as edited by him. I here acknowledge my indebtedness and sense of gratitude to him.
I have also got much help in the notes to this work from Dr. Nathmal Tatia's 'Studies in Jaina Philosophy'. I am indebted to him for the exposition of certain topics of Jaina philosophy as also for the renderings of certain technical terms. Dr. Glasenapp's 'Doctrine of Karma in Jaina Philosophy' has been helpful in the treatment of karman. I have acknowledged my indebtedness to these and other authors in the foot-notes.'
Though I have derived much help from the works of the scholars mentioned above, I hold myself responsible for the treatment of the subject. Mine is an humble attempt to place this important Jaina work before the English-knowing readers. Owing to other preoccupations, I have not been able to work at this book at a stretch and this must have left many flaws for which I crave the indulgence of the scholarly world. :, I am highly thankful to revered Muni Śri Punyavijayaji for lending me a copy prepared from an old manuscript of the svopajña commentary of the Višeşā vaśyakabhāșya and also other books.' I find no words to express my sense of gratitude to my guru Prof. Rasiklal C. Parikh, revered Pt. Sukhlalji and the authorities of the B. J. Institute of Learning and Research for the opportunity they gave me to study this aspect of Indian philosophy by entrusting me with this work.
I thank the proprietors of the Grafo Corporation, Ahmedabad, for taking a keen interest in the printing of this work and" for their patience in the face of difficulties inherent in oriental typography.
E. A. Solomon
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