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modifications in the text in keeping with the spirit of the original were decided in consultation with them.
Grateful thanks are due to Jain Vishva Bharati, the sponsors of the present series of translations, who have provided me with all amenities for the prosecution of my work. Indeed, Jain Vishva Bharati has become for me a cherished home in the evening of my life. What I have gained here-supreme ecstasy-I regard to be the summum bonum of life. It would be my constant endeavour, through my work, to repay in some measure, however inadequate, the immeasurable benefits I have derived from living in close proximity with the saints, sadhvis, samans and samanis. For me, in the words of a poet :,
If there is a heaven on earth, it is here, here, here!
Finally, all great work in the Terapanthic Order gets done with the benediction of its eternally dynamic Preceptor, Acharya Sri Tulsi. Both my wife and I are fortunate to have in ample measure his love and blessings. No words can repay our debt to him. Jain Vishva Bharati
R. K. Seth Ladnun- 341 306
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