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accomplished and, therefore, super worldly being through his
mental and conscientious faculty. He faced all oddities of life. His
teachings of minimization of violence, limitation of possessions and vocal faculty are the need of even today. These teachings are presented through simple stories or parables from traditional sources, which make them practical, and worth following. I hope that this presentation of the life and teachings of Mahāvīra will prove to be more impressive and interesting to the readers.
I requested many persons and institutions to publish this booklet. However, the credit for the publication of its original version in Hindi goes to the newly established Institution 'Comrade Memorial Club, Jabalpur, M. P. on the pious occasion of 2500th Salvation Anniversary year of Mahāvīra. I am obliged to the Club for its generosity in encouraging me for literary activities of this type. Many other individuals like Shri Babulal Badkula, Balchandra Jain (now late), Gulabchandra Darshanacharya (Publisher and author of many books), Shri Shrenik Jain and others read the book and suggested improvement and diagrammatization. It will be my great pleasure to receive comments and further suggestions from readers for its further improvement.
The Hindi edition of the booklet was very small
and popular. There have been suggestions from many corners to publish it in English. Because of many prior engagements, this
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