________________
Foreword
path to liberation (mokşa) and several novel concepts on soul, five-fold knowledge systems, multiverse, biodiversity, syādvāda, co-evolution, etc., and mantra for successful evolution of individual souls. A deeper reading of various aphorisms will provide impetus for modern research in various branches of science, humanities and sociology. As a scientist of over 40 years experience, I believe that Jainism as elucidated in this book is a rich storehouse of seeds of cure for modern ails and contain novel prescriptions for accelerating UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
I am sure, this edition will be a veritable resource book on the exalted Jain philosophy and for those pursuing research in the illustrative fields mentioned above.
- Dr. Chakravarthi Nainar Devakumar
October 19, 2018, Vijayādaśami New Delhi
(xiii)
