Nirayavaliyao

Author(s): A S Gopani, V J Chokshi
Publisher: Gurjar Granthratna Karyalay

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Introduction. in 1932. One more edition of it has also been published by Shree Jain Dharma Prakãsh Sabhã of Bhavnagar. All these editions have been of more or less use to us while preparing this edition, especially the edition of Prof. Dr. P.L. Vaidya, and for this, therefore, we are very thankful to their respective editors.
Besides the text we have attached to it full qui atfefTESTT:, exhaustive and lucid notes, a glossary and a literal and complete English translation of the whole text which the F. Y. A. students find very useful and nece. ssary for their study. In order to satisfy this need of the students every care has been taken to see that the reading of the translation and notes makes the understanding of the text easy and intelligible. There is a second reason also for writing the translation. It is the translation of one of the most Sacred Books of the Jains (one of the eleven Angas) and would therefore enable the English knowing gentlemen to be familiar with the book even without the knowledge of the Prakrit language and with this aim in view we have tried to bring in our translation the