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MITHYATVI-KA ADHYATMIK VIKAS, written Choraria, Jain Darsan Samiti, Calcutta, pp. Rs. 15.00.
It deals with the problem whether a non-believer (mithyātvī) can have the manifestation of soul like a faithful. The author has proved that he can have.
by Srichand 24+360. Price
The book is divided into nine chapters including conclusion. Each chapter has several sub-sections, or rather points on which the author has discussed a lot. Each section of each chapter is replete with ample quotations proving the conclusion of the author.
This book shows the masterly scholarship of the author Sri Srichand Choraria over the subject. The language is simple but forceful and the analysis praiseworthy.
-Satya Ranjan Banerjee
VARDHAMAN JIVANAKOS, compiled and edited by Mohanlal Banthia and Srichand Choraria, Jain Darsan Samiti, Calcutta, 1980, pp. 51+584. Price Rs. 50.00.
The publication of Vardhaman-Jivanakoṣ (Cyclopaedia of the life of Vardhamana) is a unique contribution to the scholarly world of Jainistic studies. The conception of compiling a dictionary on the life and teachings of Lord Mahavira is itself a new one, and the compilers must be thanked for such a venture.
The book is divided into several sections as far as 99 and sub-divided into several other decimal points for the easy reference. The system followed in this classification is the international decimal system. Each decimal point is arranged in accordance with the topic connected with the life and history of the Tirthankara. In each section and under each topic the original quotations from nearly 100 books followed by Hindi translation are given. These quotations are not only valuable, but they
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