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problems can be tackled and faced in a better way with a higher degree of confidence and fearlessness which may improve the level of his/her peace, equanimity, and happiness. It is very likely that a person with an interest in the scripture Samayasara does not become a victim of depression.
By formal training I am a physicist, but based on my studies and interest in Samayasara in the past 45 years, I felt an urge of writing such a book. The previous book, Soul Science (Part-1) [20], as well as this book is an attempt to present English version of stanzas of Samayasāra together with my annotations to explain the concept related with the stanzas. While writing annotations, I have kept in mind the commentaries of Acārya Amṛtacandra, Acārya Jayasena, and various versions published by modern scholars and saints. I also kept in mind the length and breadth of Jainology provided by other scriptures such as Tattvārthasutra [21], Ratnakaranda Śrāvakācāra [22], Gommaṭasāra [23] etc., and various scriptures written by Acarya Kundakunda [24]. In view of the accuracy it could not be possible to avoid the technical terms. However, I tried to minimize the use of technical terms and explained the terms at the appropriate places or in Appendix-1 in Part-1 [20]. Some basic knowledge of six kinds of substances, eight types of Karma, Anekanta, Arahanta, Siddha, five kinds of sins, right conduct, etc., may also be helpful to some readers in understanding some stanzas. Therefore, these have been described in brief in the appendices. It may be added that a description of Tattva is also a basic requirement for understanding Jain tenets. Therefore, Tattva have been explained in the annotation of stanza (Gāthā) 13. For the benefit of those who are interested in the original text, the original stanzas of Acarya Kundakunda in Prākṛta, their English transliteration with diacritical marks, and the Samskṛta version provided by Acarya Amṛtacandra have also been included.
In 2014, the first 144 stanzas have been published in the book Soul Science (Part-1) [20]. Now the next 143 stanzas are being covered
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