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that the American experience of the author has also been valuable to this work in many ways.
This institute with its name as Kundakunda Jñānapīķha was formally founded on October 19, 1987, when the whole India was celebrating the 2000" birth year of Ācārya Kundakunda. It always feels glorified by having its association with Ācārya Kundakunda not only by its name but also by the activities which promote the philosophy elaborated by Ācārya Kundakunda. Professor Agrawal has been serving this Jñānapīțha as a member of Board of Directors (or as a member of the editorial board of its quarterly research journal, Arhat Vacana) since 1987. Therefore, by this scholarly work of international importance, this institute also feels glorified and we feel a great pleasure in publishing his work. We look forward to publish the remaining stanzas as soon as possible, and are waiting for the completion of the work by the author.
We feel it our duty to express our thankfulness to Prof. Agrawal for providing us an opportunity to publish this work. We also acknowledge the personal efforts made by Shri Sanjayji Kothari and his staff associated with the printing press - Payorite Print Media, Udaipur - for an attractive, clean, and nice printing. In this task of bringing out this work in the present form, the personal interest taken and the encouragement provided by Dr. Ajit Kumar Singhji Kasliwal also deserve a special mention.
We hope the book would prove valuable to the curious readers, and we request for their feedback for our encouragement and further improvement.
Dr. Anupam Jain Principal, Govt. College Sanwer, Indore (M.P.)
& Executive Director, Kundakunda Jñānapītha, 584, M.G. Road, Indore (M. P.) anupamjain3@rediffmail.com
