Jaina World of Non Living

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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The Jaina world of Non-living
explaining the Jaina tenets in intellectual and logical way. The fifth chapter on the Jaina World of Non-living is also important as it deals with topics related with physics and chemistry and biology of today. The readers will see what the Jainas could say on these matters in earlier days and what the scientists say about them today (through his supplementary notes).
Dr. Jain has already published two chapters of the commentary under the titles of (a) Jaina Karmology (8th Chapter, Navdarśana Society, Ahmedabad, 1998) and (b) Biology in Jaina Tratise on Reals (2) chapter, Dig. Jain Samaj, Chennai, 1999) which have been well received. I encourage such efforts in global promotion of Jaina literature and feel pleasure in sponsoring publication of the fifth chapter on the Non-living. We hope his effort moves the people to rectify their views on Jainism in their books in their coming editions. I also wish that Dr. Jain will complete translation of other chapters of the commentary in due course. My thanks are due to Dr N.L. Jain for permitting me to sponsor this publication. The publisher, PVRI, Varanasi also deserves my thanks for the quality publication of the book.
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