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teachings contained in the scriptures. Elacharya Shrutsagar gave me his book on Acharya Manatunga's Bhaktamar Stotra, which reproduces his breathtaking miniature paintings depicting the essence of each of the forty-eight stotras. The calibre, dedication, perseverance, and devotion of Elacharya Shrutsagar is astounding.
Elacharya Pragysagar, at a comparatively young age, has mastered the Prakrit language, the language of many original Jaina scriptures. He proofread with meticulous care an earlier work edited by me: Acharya Kundkund's Samayasara. His composition, Vanaraj Se Jinarāj (Tirthamkara Vardhamāna), is a testimony to his deep knowledge of the Jaina scriptures.
My gratitude to Shri Ajit Prasada who, in 1933, published Purushartha Siddhyupaya (Jaina Pravachana Rahasya Kosha) by Shrimat Amrita Chandra Suri. I took liberal help from this great work in my present undertaking.
Dehradun is blessed this rainy season with the Chaturmas of a congregation of five Digambara Jaina Munis. I get the opportunity of their regular darśana. Param Pujya 108 Amitsen Muni Maharaj provided me with all the requisite details while I was writing the first part of this Preface. Personifying simplicity, modesty, and magnanimity, all these revered Munis have no engagements other than devotion to Lord Jina, study of the scriptures, and meditation.
16th August, 2012 Dehradun
Reference
1. Dharmabhushan Acharya, Jainadarśanasara (Part Three), Shri Digambara Jain Mandir Samiti, Kavinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, Third Edition, 2007, p. 191-195.
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Vijay K. Jain
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