Jain Journal 2004 01

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

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JAIN JOURNAL : VOL-XXXVIII, NO. 3 JAN. 2004
Aspect of Jainology and Buddhist Studies-ed by Jinendra Jain, Radha Publication, New Delhi, 2004, price Rs. 695.00
The book entitled, Aspect of Jainology and Buddhist Studies, a felicitation volume in honour of Professor Prem Suman Jain, an eminent authority on Oriental studies, is edited by Dr Jinendra Jain. The book has myriad characteristics of which one of them is to present an overall outlook on the huge scholarly work done by Professor P.S. Jain during the 35 years of his academic pursuit. It was pious commitment of his worthy students like Dr Jinendra Jain, devoted to oriental learning, to highlight the valuable works of his Guru. This commitinent has come into existence as a consequence of his constant persuation and an uninterrupted approach to holars who are also devoted to the field of Oriental studies.
The book has been classified in three parts. The first part represents Professor Prem Suman Jain: Personality and Contributions. The second part of the book makes us acquaintant with the latest scholarly research articles written by Professor Prem Suman Jain. In this part only his ten articles have been compiled by the editor. The third part which represents the articles written by the different wellknown scholars purposely in honour of Professor Jain is the biggest one. Comprising all these three parts, this book has become a valuable treatise, and also represents the thought-provoking articles of many eminent scholars. One cannot help but praising Dr Jinendra Jain, the editor of the book, for his skill in editing the volume. The book begins from the thoughts of the persons closely related to Professor Jain and the thoughts revealed by the erudites on his life. In the same continuation, the reviews of the selected books by Professor Jain have been brought out. In this way, the first part of the book elucidates Professor Jain's personality and his unmeasurable contribution to the field of Oriental studies. It also makes us acquaintant with this truth that Professor Jain has equal command over whole Sramaņa tradition viz. Jainism and Buddhism. He has written a book on Prakrit grammar.
The second part of the book contains the articles written by Professor Prem Suman Jain. These articles fulfil the comparative studies of Buddhism and Jainism. One of the articles namely 'Equivalent views about the Ultimate Reality in Jainism and Hinduism', focuses