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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
Jainism is one of the oldest indigenous religions of the world. It has immensely contributed to the fields of philosophy and various branches of science. It had a scientific attitude from the early times as is clear from its early literature and texts on logic. That is why it has earned a scholastic credit among the contemporary periods.
Dr N. L. Jain is one of the renowned Jaina scholars. He has not only presented the Jaina concepts in scientific and analytical way but also has added new dimensions in order to make it better comprehensible. He has not only the past in mind, but has present as well as the future too. Besides, he has interest in a variety of fields to his hobby and accordingly he has written many articles, some of which have been included in this collection. However, the opinions expressed by him in this collection do not represent the opinions of the Vidyapeeth. The responsibility of the facts, figures and expression given in the articles lies with him.
It is a matter of immense pleasure for our Institution that Dr. Jain offered us the publication of his selected collection of writings in the form of Nandanavana (Gladdening Forest). He has been very kind to us for entrusting many of his books to Vidyapeeth for publication. We are pleased to publish his fifth book. We hope that the collection will - be enjoyable and useful for all the categories of the reader.
We record our sincere thanks to Prof. Maheshwari Prasad, Director and Dr. Shriprakash Pandey, Asst. Director and Editor of the book for taking pain in its publication. We are also thankful to Dr. S.C. Lahri, Chief Editor and Dr. Vijay Kumar, Publication officer at Vidyapeeth for editing and managing its excellent printing through the press respectively.
The Institution is thankful to those who have financially supported this publication.
Sagarmal Jain
Secretary Pārswanātha Vidyāpitha
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