Sumati Jnana

Author(s): Shivkant Dwivedi, Navneet Jain
Publisher: Shantisagar Chhani Granthamala

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India and abroad embody the quintessence of Parama Pūjya Ācārya 108 Śrī Sumati Sāgara Jī Mahārāja's teachings.
The valuable and enlightening papers of the present volume are arranged under two sections, namely: 1. English Section II. Hindi Section
We have not arranged the papers under different aspects of Jainology, looking to the wide range of subjects.
This volume consists of sixty-three (63) papers. These papers are devoted to the different aspects, viz. religion and philosophy, art and architecture, iconography, epigraphy, hydrology, remote-sensing, Jain law, literature, Jain monachism etc.
Certain method and style have been followed in editorial process to present the volume in more scientific way: 1. All the papers are arranged in alphabetical order of the author's name. 2. All the footnotes and references are given at the end of the paper. 3. Sanskrit terms have been corrected and diacritical marks put wherever necessary.
apers received by us having no diacritical marks have been left as they are. 5. Illustrations like photographs and line drawings only of fine quality, provided by the authors have been used at the end of the papers.
The editors are grateful to the scholars who have contributed valuable papers to offer their tributes to the memory of Māsopavāsī Samādhisamrāta Parama Pūjya Ācārya 108 Sri Sumati Sāgara Ji Mahārāja.
Brahmachāriņī Anita didi deserves special thanks for her valuable suggestions to glorify this volume.
We are thankful to Sri Hansa Kumar Jain and Sri Anup Jain for their contineous co-operation towards the success of this difficult task.
We are greatly indebted to the Publisher “Acharya Shanti Sagar Chhani Smiriti Granthmala, Budhana, Muzaffar Nagar (UP)” whose close co-operation has enabled us to bring out this volume within a very short time.
No doubt, we would have left some mistakes in editing for which we crave the indulgence of the readers.
Date: August 2007 Place: Gwalior
Dr. S. K. Dwivedi Dr. Navneet Kumar Jain