Jain Legend Vol 3

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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Foreword
Padma Vibh a a Dr. Daulat Singh Kothari Chancellor Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
In the first volume of this series; history of Jain religion, from the beginning of present time period and prehistoric times, starting with the founder of human civilization the first T rthamkara Lord V abha Deva to the liberation of 24h T rthamkara Lord Mah v ra had been described. In the second volume, Jain history after the liberation of Lord Mah v ra to his first disciple Indrabh ti Gautama, his first pontiffc rya Sudharm till 27" pontiff Devardhiga i K ma rama a i.e. a span of 1000 years had been presented. In the present third volume, history of Jainism from V.N.1000 till 1475 i.e. 161 years prior to the era of worthy of his name r Hemacandra S ri is given. In the fourth volume Jain history from V.N. 1475 till V.N. till V.N. 1978-2001 i.e. Lok ha and the rest i.e. from Lok ha till the 20th century AD (V.N. 2515) shall be presented in the fifth volume.
For compiling this important series, effective use had been made of the writings of earlier c ryas, scholars of history etc, like Hemacandra's “Tri a i al k puru a caritra' and 'Prabh vaka Caritra' byc rya Prabh Candra.
In the present series of books on history, a sincere effort had been made to sequentially enlist not only the rise, fall, rejuvenation of Jain religion from time to time but the paradigm changes in the doctrine and its practice itself. In fact Jainism is the religion of non violent activities of mind, body and speech based on the great foundation of non violence itself.
In the present age of of most painful, horrific and destructive power of atomic energy, heart troubling all pervading destruction; the most significant development is the existence of some great saint or luminary in this country who had been the torch bearer and preacher of the eternal and all beneficial tradition of universal brotherhood and non violence practiced and propagated by Lord Mah v ra so that the very existence of humanity can be safe guarded.
In this era of daily new scientific researches and their bold usage, it has become greatly significant and important to mould the thinking and
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