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of Rs.25,000, under which 22 works were published. Publications of Prakrit Kathasamgraha by Muni Jinavijayaji, Prakrit Vyakarana, Bhagawan Mahavirni Dharmakathao, etc. by Pt. Bechardas Doshi, SanmatiTarka-Prakarana and Tattavartha Sutra by Pt.Sukhlalji are worth-mentioning in this context.
Establishment of the International Centre for Jaina Studies (1993) through a permanent endowment, is a major step for strenghtening the tradition of teaching and research in Jaina Philosophy and Culture. The Centre is developing an integrated interdisciplinary approach towards the academic discipline of Jaina Studies. The teachingresearch programmes being offered by the Centre since the academic year 1993-94 include Parangata (M.A.), Anuparangata (M.Phil), Vidya-Vachaspati (Ph.D.), VidyaVaridhi (Post Ph.D. - D.Litt) in Jaina Studies, along with short term vacational courses in various fields of Jainism, particularly for international visiting students and scholars. A Resource Centre in Jainism with computerised Data Base in also being developed for the benefit of the scholars and the community.
Epistemology is an important branch of philosophy. All the schools of Indian philosophy have dealt with their own epistemological theories. Jaina philosophy is a significant system of Indian thought. It has produced hundreds of works on ontology, epistemology and ethics in Prakrit, Sanskrit etc. Jaina epistemology, i.e., Jaina theory of knowledge deals with the concept of knowledge
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