mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam
jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

JAINENDRA SIDDHANTA KOSHA in 5 vols. (Hindi)
By Jinendra Varni
2003 270 x 185 mm 2608 pp + many line drawings
81 263 0763 3 (Set) Hardcover Rs. 970

Jainendra Siddhanta Kosha is one of the most remarkable works
in Jainism. It the only Encyclopaedia of its kind in Hindi and is
most comprehensive and exhaustive. It delves into the ancient
concepts and ideas of Jainism.

The author has taken pains to explain the concepts in a lucid way.
Subjects covered include Jain philosophy; Jain metaphysics, Jain
epistemology; Jain scriptures; Jain doctrine; Jain code of conduct;
Laws of Karma; Jain geography; Jain cosmology and Jain
Universal History (the lives of the sixty-three great historical men,
trishashthishalakapurushas). The great Jain preceptors of the past,
the sects, the preachers and reformers of Jainism are all covered.

More than six thousand words have been explained in depth.

What sets this Encyclopaedia apart is that its author devoted his
entire life towards this task and studied more than a hundred texts
of Jain literature in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsha, besides
countless books in Hindi. He has used the research to make the
book as comprehensive and as precise as possible. He has given
citations and extracts of these texts in Sanskrit / Prakrit along with
their Hindi translations to further illustrate his concepts, with
reference to the given context. Each citation is properly referenced.

There is a comprehensive Index, and many Appendices. Varni ji
mentions the name of the text, its year of publication, page no.,
name of chapter and Shloka / Gatha no.

This makes the Kosha very user-friendly.

The work is suitable for the scholar, layman as well as the ascetic.
A must for every student of Jainism.

|| sarvatra shubhamastu ||
Manish

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