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published by the Bharatiya Jñānapitha. This is rendered into English by his colleague Dr. A.N. Upadhye and presented here. The second essay is by Dr. A.N. Upadhye. It is practically the same as his lecture delivered under the auspices of the Indian Institute of Culture, Bangalore, some years back. Both these essays are serious studies, and it is hoped that they would be welcome to the English knowing public for appreciating and understanding the personality and philosophy of Mahāvīra. On behalf of our colleague, the late Dr. Hiralal Jain, and ourselves, we offer our sincere gratitude to Smt. Rama Jain, the President of Bhāratiya Jñānapitha and to Shriman Sahu Shanti Prasadji, the benign founder of it. We are thankful to Shri L.C. Jain for his speedy arrangements to publish this book.
Mahāvīra Nirvāņa Day November 13, 1974
A.N. Upadhye Kailash Chandra Shastri
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