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TRANSLATOR'S PRELUDE In this 20th century this Moksha Marg Prakashak has turned the eyes of thousands of people all over India and abroad towards the right path of salvation. Whosoever curiously reads this book, surrenders his false belief before its author Acharyakalp Pt. Todarmalji and accepts his treatise to be the gist of omniscient's preachings and compendium of Jaina Philosophy; and feels indebted to him. I too knew the importance of this book in 1966 AD through Pujya Shri Kanji Swami of Songad (Saurashtra, India) and read it several times concentratedly. I am highly indebted to both of them and pay my hearty tributes to them.
In fact, the whole of Jain Society is indebted to Pt. Todarmalji for his unique gift of Moksha Marg Prakashak' and 'Samyagjnan Chandrika' because all this he wrote in the spoken language of his time. Although he could not complete the work of 'Moksha Marg Prakashak'in which he wanted to elaborate various other related topics; however in his short span of life, he contributed significantly to Jaina Philosophy and enriched Jaina Literature with an enduring stamp of authenticity. He re-established the faith in Tattvas in their true perspective sense through logically approved facts. His vast knowledge and philosophical ability is reflected in this book, which in fact embraces the entire range of Jaina Canon and philosophical intricacies. It is because of this book that he was conferred the title of 'Acharyakalp' (a highly knowledgeable person like an Acharya monk).
The prime object of this book is to point out the true practical and scientific method of self-realisation as laid down by the Jaina Tirthankaras who rose to the highest height of perfection with its aid. No effort has been spared by Todarmaljito make this book a self-contained and complete in its subject. The subject matter is presented in a very effective manner through questionanswer style which explains Jainism both to a lay reader and to a learned scholar.
His philosophy is not a mere encyclopedia of logically approved facts but it is creative and synthetic too. It is this trait which distinguishes him from mere religious leadership. His genius was so critical and subtle that he fused an enormous
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