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this task. His translation of Samayasāra has been published in 1930 from Central India Publishing House, Lucknow. In 1950, Bharatiya Jnanpith, Delhi, published the English version of Samayasāra, edited and translated by Professor A. Chakravarti. In 2009, the English translation of Samayasāra with annotations by Shri J. S. Javeri assisted by Professor Muni Mahendra Kumarji-II has been published by Jain Vishva Bharati University, Ladnun. In 2012, Shri Vikalpa Printers Deharadun published the English translation of Samayasāra written by Shri Vijay K. Jain.
All these publications in English by the renowned authors are valuable. However, many readers are interested in more details. For example, some readers are interested in finding the relevance and application of various stanzas of this scripture in their day-to-day life. Some readers want to have the flavour of the discussion and description provided by Acārya Jayasena and Acārya Amrtacandra. Some need to resolve the apparent contradiction between the facts mentioned by Ācārya Kundakunda in this scripture from the relative point of view (Vyavahāra Naya) and the real point of view (Niścaya Naya). In view of such requirements, one may be glad to note that Professor Paras Mal Agrawal has tried to fulfill such needs of the readers to some extent in his book Soul Science (Part-1) published by us in 2014. It covered first 144 stanzas out of total 415 stanzas of Samayasāra.
We are happy to note that the book, Soul Science (Part-1), has been widely appreciated by scholars and readers all over the world. The book has also been recognized for a prestigious award, MuniBrahmagulal-Award, in 2014, by Shrutseva Nidhi Nyas, Firozabad (U.P.).
With painstaking efforts and enthusiasm, by now Professor Agrawal has completed the writing of translation and annotations of next 143 stanzas. These are being published in the form of this book - Soul Science: Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda, Part-2.
Dr. Agrawal is basically a physicist but he is equally interested in the spiritual aspects of life. As in Part-1, in this book also a reader would be able to see his interest, depth of understanding, and explanation with logical reasoning of a scientist cum teacher. The author has been in USA for more than 16 years as a scientist and visiting professor. One may note
