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difficult task, studied the whole work in depth, and presented a translation in simple English. We express deep sense of gratitude for his consent to work on this book. This publication will, then, be useful to the scholars and others who are interested in knowing the essence of Jainism.
Shri Dilipbhai Shah, because of his association with the project, stressed the need for a good publication of this book. Because of his goodwill and persuasiveness, the task of publishing this work was taken up and could be completed. We are indeed delighted, to see the outcome of our efforts.
We thank the donors and colleagues who contributed to this publication.
We also express our deep sense of gratitude to the "Jaina" America for their co-operation and for taking interest in publishing this work.
Jitendra Shah
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