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The book is divided into nine chapters including conclusion. Each chapter has several sub sections, or rather points on which the author has discussed a lot each section of each chapter is replete with ample quotations proving the conclusion of the author.
This book shows the masterly scholarship of Sri Srichand Choraria over the subject. The language of the outhor is simple but forceful and the analysis is praise worthy. The author has
ed quite a number of books and has given a substained effort for the better production of the thesis. The work is more than a D. Lit.
The printing of the book is good and the binding as well. The book must be in the shelf of the library of every learned scholar. University of Calcutta
--SATYA RANJAN BANERJEE 20 Sept. 1984 VARDHAMANA-JIVANA-KOSHA compiled and edited by Mohanlal Banthia and Srichand Choraria, Jain Darsan Samiti, 16C, Dover Lane, Calcutta-700 029, 1980 p.p. 51 +584.
The publication of Vardhamana-Jivana-Kosha (Cyclopaedia of the life of Vardhamana, compiled and edited by Mohanlal Banthia and Srichand Choraria, is a unique contribution to the scholarly world of Jainistic studies. The conception of compiling a dictionary on the life and teaching of Lord Mahavira is itself a new one, and the compilers must be thanked for such a venture.
This type of cyclopaedia has been a dessideratum for a long time. The book is divided into several sections as far as 99 and sub-divided into several other decimal points for the easy reference. The system followed in this classification is the international decimal system. Each decimal point is arranged in accordance with the topic connected with the life and history of Vardhamana Mahavira. In each section and under each topic the original quotations from nearly 100 books followed by Hindi translation are given. These quotations are not only valuable, but they represent the authenticity of the incidents of the life of Mahavira. To compile such quotations in one place is a monumental one and tremendous labour is involved therein.
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