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I am the Soul That was the take-off point for the production in book form of the now famous ' 3 ' trilogy. The original ‘Atmasiddhi Shastra' being in Gujarati, the commentary in Gujarati was received very well by the audience, proven by the book entering its third reprint now.
We are grateful to Shri Tejbahadur Singh Rajput for the immediate and lucid translation into Hindi published in 1988. The same trilogy in Hindi is now entering its second edition. Sri Gujarati Swetamber Sthanakwasi Jain Association, Chennai had been associated with the production of the Gujarati and Hindi versions of the trilogy.
The Association wishes to particularly acknoweldge the efforts put in by Shri Ajitbhai S. Bardiya and his family from Jaisingpur, Maharshtra who were closely involved with the project. It was through Shri Ajitbhai's good offices that the Association was able to obtain the three priceless pieces of art, which appear on the jackets of the three volumes. The three water color renderings done by the famous Shri P. Sardar of Kolhapur, almost look ethereal and possibly also convey the essence of the three volumes of text.
It was not as if the need to present this valuable work in English was not felt in those early years after the original was published. However, as the Jain tenets put it, things take their own due course and it took us over a decade to ultimately make the dream a reality.
So here we are again, this time presenting the first English rendering of revered Dr. Tarulatabai Mahasatiji's ( 346 ) discourses.
Many hands have contributed to the final outcome of this English rendering. The project began with inputs from Prof. Dr. Rameshbhai Sunderji Betai, L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad. These were followed up with contributions from
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