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different branches of Jaina literature are being published in National language-Hindi as well. Many important volumes also have been published dealing with Jainology. The present volume is also an attempt in the same direction. The vigilant readers would be the true judge of this work and they will estimate that how much I am successful in my this attempt. But I have no hesitation to say that religion, philosophy, literature, culture, agam, purana are my favourite subjects. Wbile I wrote on these subjects, I get the indescribable joy, therefore, I am confident that readers will also obtain the same joy at the occasion of perusal of the book.
I got the commandment of reverend Gurudeva, an spiritual ascetic of highest order, Rajasthan Kasari, Upadhyaya Pushkar Muniji Maharaja that at the great auspicious occasion of 25th Nirvana centenary of Bhagavana Mahavira, such type of unique and original literature should be prepared which must be of ever-lasting value and by the perusal of that literature the vigilant readers should get instigation towards their spiritual upliftment beside increasing their knowledge. According to the desire of reverend gurudeva, I determined to prepare two books : one-comparative study of life of Bhagvana Mahavira. I devoted ten precious years in the perusal of pertaining literature and consequently a volume came into light entitled Bhagavana Mhavira : Ek Anushilana'. In this voluminous research work the critical study of the life history of Bhagavana Mahavira has been described in the light of literature from the period of agamas i. e., 6th century B. C. to the modern times. The other volume I prepared pertaining to philosopby. For this I studied more than bundred books and invested many years. The book was published in 1975.
In the year 1975 we stayed for four rainy months in Poona (Maharashtra). At the inauguration occasion of the book entitled 'Jaina Darshana : Svaroopa aur Vishleshana' (Hipdi) the dignitaries, like-Dr. S. Barlingay (Head of the Deptt. of Philosophy, University of Poona), Dr. Anand Prasad Dixit (Head of the Deptt. of Hindi), Dr. A. D. Batra etc. etc., were present and they appraised the book with full zeal.
Dr. T. G. Kalghatgi (Head of the department of Philosophy and Jainology, University of Mysore, Mysore) expressed his earnest feclings that this book should be translated into Epglish so that the
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