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details about him and his literary activities are collected; and the contents, sources and language of his commentary are critically scrutinised.”
The study of these works for the subject of my Ph. D. helped me a great deal in structuring the presentation of my thesis. I may now mention that Dr. A. N. Upadhye and Dr. Hiralal Jain were appointed examiners for my thesis and on the basis of their reports, degree of Ph. D. was awarded to me in 1961. Since Dr. Upadhye and Dr. Jain were the general editors of the Jivaraja Jaina Granthamala, I humbly approached Dr. Upadhye for the publication of my thesis in this Granthamala. His acceptance to publish my thesis under his editorship was a great source of inspiration for me. His remarks in the general editorial always encourages me to work hard on the lines appreciated by him. He writes,
"Dr. Sogani has given us an exhaustive study of the ethical doctrines in Jainism, presenting his details in an authentic manner.” “It is earnestly hoped that an exhaustive exposition of the Jaina ethical doctrines like this will enable earnest students of Indian religious thought to understand Jainism in its proper perspective.” The thesis was published in 1967. After this I was in regular correspondence with him and I may mention that every letter was responded without any delay. On several occasions I was fortunate to meet him in seminars and conferences. His love for the Prākrta studies seems to me to be extraordinary and notably unusual. He was never in favour of teaching Prāksta through Sanskrit. Sanskrit Chāyā eclipses the beauty of Prāksta language. Perhaps I imbibed his love for Prakrt, so I planned to have a Department of Jainology and Prākrta at the University of Udaipur, while working as a Reader/ Prof. of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, University of Udaipur.
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