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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Since long Jain Mitra Mandala was very eager for publishing an autheotic, rational and comprehensive book dealing with the life and philosophy of Tirthankar Mahavira to satisfy the modern inquisitive mind. It is a matter of profound pleasure that our patron and a renowned scholar of Jainology and comparative religion Dharma-Diwaker, Vidwat-Ratna Pandit Sumerchand Diwaker, Shastri, B. A. LL. B., Nyaya Tirtha kindly accepted our humble request and prepared a lucid, and thought-provoking book, which we are presenting to our readers. Adhering to life long celibacy, Shri Diwaker Shastri has devoted all bis life for the cause of Jainism. His contributions to Jain literature are outstanding, and have won for him a position of wide repute amongst the scholars of oriental learning.
Shri Diwaker is a scholar of philosophical beat of mind. In his writing he is more reflective, introspective, persuasive and introvert, since he has been spending most of his time in the company of saints of high calibre and lofty character. He is the embodiment of plain living and high thinking doctrine. He not only gives valuable discourses on religion and morality but himself practises them to the best of his capacity and surroundings. Shri Diwaker was fortunate to devote a very long period at the feet of the greatest Digambar Saint Charitra Chakravarty, His Holiness Shaktisagar Maharaj, who was highly vencrated by the father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Shri Diwaker has written a biography of his holiness comprising of about 1200 pages. The Book "Charitra Chakravarty" was adjudicated as the best,
