Jain Journal 1983 10

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

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BOOK REVIEW
SRI UPĀSAKADAŚĀNGA SŪTRA, Punjabi translation by Ravinder Kumar Jain, edited by Purshottam Das Jain. Publisher: 25th Mahavira Nirvana Satabdi Sanyojika Samiti, Malerkotla (Pb.), 1981. Pages xxi+166. Price Rs. 21.00.
Ravinder Kumar Jain, the translator of Uttaradhyayana Sutra in Punjabi, has made a commendable attempt to bring out the Punjabi translation of Sri Upāsakadaśānga Sutra, the seventh anga of the sacred Jaina canonical literature. Despite the enormous difficulties of finding exact equivalents in Punjabi, the author has successfully imbibed the true spirit of the original text in the translation coupled with critical comments and comparative study wherever necessary. This work is of utmost importance for the Punjabi speaking śrāvakas as it was difficult for them to follow the Ardhamāgadhi texts in original. The work presents the exemplary character of the ten śrāvakas whose lives, according to the author, contribute something unique for the masses to follow. This book is really indispensable for every Punjabi śrāvaka who believes, thinks, and acts according to the holy path as propounded in Lord Mahavira's teachings.
For the benefit of the reader, the author has appended collection of gāthās and introduction to the prominent persons referred to in the present text. A critical survey of social, economic and political conditions as enunciated in Sri Upāsakadaśānga Sūtra has been made in an unprejudiced manner. At the end of the book, a note on Mahā Mantra Navakāra has also been added.
-Sajjan Singh Lishk