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With that end in view, Dr. Hukumchand Bharill was requested to undertake the responsibility which he gladly accepted He started the work with full vigour after March, 1974
Despite his multifarious responsibilities and activities pertaining to Pandit Todarmal Smarak Trust, Dr. Bharill worked day and night without bothering about the strain on his health and produced a beautiful and authentic work ‘Bhagavān Mahavira aur Unkā Sarvodaya Tirtha within a short space of six or seven months.
The book has two parts. Part One has a very interesting account of the previous and present lives of Bhagavan Mahavira which will be found useful by the readers. Along with this is given the background from Bhagavan Risabhadeva till Parsvanatha
Part Two presents an interesting discussion on the road to liberation as propounded by Mahavira. The discussion is analytical as well as intelligible. This is followed by discussion on very serious and thought-proroking topics like anekānta and syādvada on the one hand and on the other by a devotional topic like deva-śāstra-guru and a spiritual topic like the science of differentiation. These have been duly illustrated so that they may go deep down the heart of the reader Though from cover to cover one meets with the originality of the writer, yet at every place it follows the preachings of the Jinas.
The central focus of the teaching of Mahavira, viz., the soul has nowhere been lost, nomatter whether it is a historical account or an analytical discussion.
At the end of the two parts, there is a conclusion wherein the doctrines of Mahavira have been viewed in the present day context and their practical usefulness highlighted.
The conclusion has been followed by appendix on ahimsā. Ahimsā has been thoroughly reviewed in the light of the Jaina texts
