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Jaina scholar; Shri P. Ramachandran, former Professor of English, Vivekananda College; my daughter Pratibha Jain, Research Scholar, Department of Philosophy, University of Madras for their valuable help.
I will be failing in my duty if I do not thank Dr. Sagarmal Jain, Editor of the book and Director, Parshvanath Vidyapeeth, Varanasi who expressed his willingness to publish the book and gave valuable help in bringing it out in the present form. I am greatly thankful to Dr. Shriprakash Pandey, one of the editors of the book and Lecturer at Parshvanath Vidyapeeth, who went through the whole text and gave valuable suggestions. He also checked all the references with the original texts and undertook the task of printing the book in its present form. I am extremely thankful to my colleagues in the Reasearch Foundation for Jainlogy. Madras who with their unfailing encouragement, were a source of inspiration to me. In particular, I am thankful to Shri S. Sripal, former D. G. P. Tamilandu, the Chairman, Shri Surendra Bhai Mehta, the President and Shri S. Krishnachand Choradia, the General Secretary of the Foundation and for their co-operation to publish the book jointly with the Vidyapeeth.
At the end I extend my gratitude to all writers and publishers of Jina Sutras and other source material which I referred to in the compilation and presentation of the Aphorisms selected in this text. I also beg to be pardoned for any shortcomings that might have inadvertently crept in this book.
I hope this book will be a source of inspiration to scholars and laymen alike. My purpose will be fulfilled if the readers take a liking to advanced study of the sacred Jaina literature.
Dulichand Jain
Anugraha, 70, T.T.K. Road
Madras
600 018 Date: 01.01.1997
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