Sudha Sagar Hindi English Jaina Dictionary

Author(s): Rameshchandra Jain
Publisher: Gyansagar Vagarth Vimarsh Kendra Byavar

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PREFACE
A miniature book 'Hindi English Dictionary of Jaina technical terms' was published by "Syadwad Jain Vishva Jñāna Institute, Sonagir, Dist. Datia (M.P.) in 1994. The warm reception accorded to it by the elite far surpassed my modest expectations. Quite a few of them wrote commendatory letters to me wrishing me to bring out an enlarged volume of what was hardly more than a tentative venture. The inspiration instilled by them impelled me to embark upon the task in right earnest, But words are as numerous as the sands on the seashores, my capacity is as limited as a drop in the ocean. Moreover, I am lacking in those resources in terms of money and material that are indispensable for an undertaking of this magnitude. However, I have prepared a medium size dictionary, which, but for the inspiration stirred by the readers of its predecessor, would have never seen the light of day.
I can not help expressing my profound feeling of gratitude to the great Jain ascetic Shri Sudhā Sāgar Ji Mahārāj, Kṣullak Gambhir Sagar Ji Mahārāj and Kşullak Dhairya Sagar Ji Mahārāj, without whose generous blessings my humble efforts would not have come to light.
Dedication to the cause of propagating the word of the great Lord Jina is the chief mission of my life. The present volume is a vindication of the same Spirit.
Obviously, the work is not an original creation of mine, I have drawn and borrowed much from the compositions of a number of learned authors to all of whom my sincere thanks are due. A bibliography of all such books has been appended at the end.
I hope this book will, to large extent if not fully, fullfil the expectations of the scholars that found in its predecessor much room for improvement, elaboration and enlargement and it will prove instrumental in disseminating the preachings of Lord Jina in the overseas countries.