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SIIRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
perspective of the universal approach contained in Gita. Throughout this poem one finds copious references to Sankhya philosophy of saint Kapila and all students of philosophy know about the closeness between Sankhya and Jain philosophies, with the result that though there are some fundamental differences between Vedic and Jain approaches, the author of Gita produces a masterly synthesis which accords full support to the Jain doctrine of Syadvad.
Renowned Jain Scholar Munishri Santbalji has in his masterly style rendered all verses of Gita in Gujarati poetry and has interpreted and explained them very lucidly. I have, however, not come across any interpretation from a Jain perspective in Engish. I have, therefore made an attempt to do this for the benefit of my progency settled in USA and other interested students.
In order to appreciate properly the core of Gita's teaching it would be helpful to know the historical background of the development
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