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PREFACE
The nectar of the lotus is hidden in its kosa, i.e., bud; money is preserved in the kosa i.e.. treasure: based on this law of nature, probably the lexicologists and metaphysicians would have conceived the idea of preparing the kosa i.e., dictionary. The essence of a voluminous treatise can be found in the dictionary.
The "Jaina Pāribhāșika Sabdakosa" (Dictionary of the Techmical Terms of Jainism) is in the hands of the reader. Prior to this publication, there are scores of dictionaries on Jain canons and literature.
Abhidhāna Rājendra Kosa' (seven volumes) Alpaparicita Saiddhāntika Sabdakosa? (four volumes) Āgamasaddakoso? Kathākosaprakaranat Jinaratnakosa Jain Uddharana Kosa (volume 1) Jain Kriyā Kosa? Jain Laksaņāvali (three volumes) Jainendra Siddhānta Kośa (four volumes) Nānārthodayasāgarakosan Pāiasaddamalannavoli Bhagavāna Malāvira Hindi English Jain Sabdakosa 2 Ratnatraya Pāribhāsika Śabdakosa 3 Sacitra Ardhamāgadhi Kosalt An Encyclopaedia of Jainism Encyclopaedia of Jainism Dictionary of Prakrit Proper Names Jaina Yoga Pāribhāșika Sabdakosa's Kriyā Kosa" Pudgala Kosa21 Vardhamāna Kosa21 Yoga Kosa Leśyā Kosa23
