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This Jain Darsana samiti has published two other Kosas Les'ya Kos'a (1966) and Kriya Kos'a (1969) The Pudgala Kos'a and the Dhyana-Kosa seen to have been compiled and awaiting publications for a decade now.
The Vardhamana Jivana kosa is not only unique but also very useful for the handy reference, to the source material on Mahavira's life story. The author has ransacked both the Svetambara and Digambara materials. This is an exceptionally good book and must be used by all scholars who want to work on Jainism, particularly on Mahavira's life.
The book is well-printed and carefully executed. The printing mistakes are exceptionally few. The book is well bound as well. I hope this book will receive goon demand from the libraries of the world. University of Calcutta
--SATYA RANJAN BANERJEE 20th Sept 1984 VARDHAMAN-JIVAN-KOSA, compiled and edited by Mohanlal Banthia and Srichand Choraria, Jain Darshan Samiti, 16C Dover Lane, Calcutta-700029, 1988, Pages 80+ 448. Price Rs. 75 00.
The Voiume three of Vardhaman-Jivan-Kosa compiled and edited by Mohanlal Banthia and Srichand Choraria is a valuable source-book on the life and teachings of Vardhamana Mahavira. Some few years ago, the two other volumes (Vol. 1, 1980 and Vol. 11, 1984) of the same series came out. In all the volumes the plan and scope are the same series came out. In all the Volumes the plan and scope are the same. The methodology adopted in all these volumes is not only unique of its kinds, but also totally new in this type of cyclopaedic work. The material collected in all these volumes is very systematic, and will remain as a source-book for years to came to the scholarly world.
The book is well-printed and the binding is carefully executed. The printing mistakes are exceptionally few. It superse previous volumes.
For preparing a Dictionary on the life and teachings of Vardhamana, the erudite editors are to be thanked for presenting such a research work. The book is divided into several sections
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