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Publishers' Note
Prakrit Bharati of Jaipur has been publishing important research and other works pertaining to Shraman Sanskriti, particularly Jain Philosophy, History, Culture and other such areas of Jainology. Sanmati Teerth of Pune too is doing its best for propagating Prakrit languages and Jainology on an extensive scale, and it is emerging as one of the best centres of Prakrit and Jainological studies in the country.
Śrīmad Rajchandra who flourished in the later part of the 19th century, was a great yogs and a unique Srāvaka who practised and preached through his prose and verse literature what may be called the core of the philosophy of Bhagwan Mahāvīra, without leaning to any sectarian view. Though he was not a monk in the usual sense, his life and practice of religion, philosophy and spititual achievements were no less important than those of any great monk. He preached Ātma-dharma, which is the basic and all-important principle taught by Mahāvīra. He has struck a good balance between
