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cessfully provided a strong foundation about Jaina theories. He has also rendered a few pages on the life and teachings of Lord Mahāvīra along with a short note on the canonical literature.
This title is a joint publication of Parshvanath Vidyapeeth and Research Foundation for Jainology, Madras. Parshvanath Vidyapeeth, established in 1937 is basically a research institute fully devoted to research in the field of Jainology. Till now, more than one hundred prestigious publications have been brought out by the Institute. Now, it is under the active consideration of University Grants Commission for granting it 'Deemed to be University Status'
Research Foundation for Jainology, Madras was established in 1982 and with its efforts a full fledged Department of Jainology was established in Madras University in 1985. This department is an important centre for the higher studies in the field of Jainology. This is the fifth volume published by the foundation apart from its earlier four independent publications.
This book is edited and printed at Parshvanath Vidyapeeth. We are very much thankful to Shri Dulichand Jain for entrusting this work to us for publication.
We record our sincere thanks to Dr. Sagarmal Jain, Director, Parshvanath Vidyapeeth and Dr. Shriprakash Pandey, Lecturer in Jainology, Parshvanath Vidyapeeth for editing and seeing this book through the press.
We are thankful to all those who have helped in this publication in various ways. Our thanks are also due to Naya Sansar Press and Vardhaman Mudranalaya for type-setting and printing respectively.
B. N. Jain
S. Krishnachand Chordia
General Secretary Research Foundation for Jainology
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