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sics, philosophy and religion are proved true. The scientificality of Jainism is coming into light as the scientific researches are enhancing. This is the open proof of highest thinking of Jainas.
Though there are many books to get through the Jaina religion and philosophy. An inquisitive can understand the subject with the help of those books, yet the necessity of such a single volume, by which the authoritative knowledge can be got, is keenly felt by the scholars and general inquisitives alike. The present volume will fulfil the need. On the one hand, it will prove an authentic book regarding Jaina philosophy and on the other it will be a reference book to the scholars.
This book came out from the pen of Sri Devendra Muniji Shastri. Munisri is a great scholar of Jaina religion, philosophy and agam literature. He is a learned man. Many ancient and modern languages, like-Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Gujrati, Marathi, Hindi etc. are at hand to him. He has been devoting his precious time since thirty years in the comparative study of the different currents of Indian culture and literature, like-religions, philosophies, yoga etc. He had gone through thousands of works of reputed authors-ancient and modern and himself have written hundreds of books. Because of his extra-ordinary genius Munisri now gained the fame as the 'Vizard of comparative study' of different philosophies, religions and literature.
The present volume is the result of Munisri's three years' continuous study. In this volume Munisri has impartially presented the exhaustive study of Jaina philosophy.
This volume (Hindi) was published at the auspicious occasion of 25th centenary of Vir Nirvana. It got appraisal from every corner. Everyone liked it and gave warm welcome.
The year 1977 proved lucky to Madras citizens. His Holiness, Reverend Gurudeva, Rajasthan Kesari, Upadhyaya Sri Pushkar Muniji Maharaj stayed there for four rainy months. At that time the intelligentia, mainly the Gujrati speaking inquisitives earnestly requested to the Maharaj Sahib, for the English version of the book. Those people pleaded that the English version would be more beneficial for the English speaking people and also those persons whose mother tongue is not Hindi. Non-Hindi areas would also be able to know about Jaina religion and philosophy.
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