Jain Journal 1968 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JAIN JOURNAL
personal letter to the editor of this journal, which should be a laudable goal to achieve.
“1
To prepare a catalogue of all books available in print on Jaina society, Jaina culture and Jaina religion and the name of the library where they are available.
“2 To build up a library where will be available all
source books and especially research works and translations of all books on Jaina culture and religion written in English and other languages.
“3
To reprint rare books like Kumārapāla-carita and Yaśastilaka-campū with short notes in English. An exhaustive introduction to each will be a valuable addition,
“4
To print all the works of Acarya Hemacandra. The Acarya will be duly honoured if this becomes an all-India enterprise.
“5
To print and publish rare manuscripts.
“6 A bigger edition of the sayings of Lord Mahavira
containing Sanskrit rendering and English translation from the original sūtras.
“7 To parpare a work on syādvāda. To start with, it is
necessary to collect the essence of this vāda as may be available in the Jaina and Hindu sources and this has to be supplemented by the views of modern scholars. My feeling is that this vāda was given by Mahavira by keeping in view the Reality, not the Transcendent Plane. I think, modern science basically supports syādvāda.
“8 One thing more, not yet mentioned. The con
tribution of Jaina authors in story-writing is superb. Perhaps many stories are scattered throughout the length and breadth of the Agamas. And there is no end to works like Prabandha-koşa, Prabandhacintāmaņi. If selected good stories are translated into Engish, they may become popular."