The present volume Jainism: A Study is a cooperative academic venture containing 19 research papers contributed by eminent scholars from different disciplines. It shall carry the great message of Lord Mahavir globally and this makes an abiding contribution to the spread of the ideas and philosophy of Jainism in non-Hindi speaking areas world over. This volume also brings to light some new and valuable aspects of Jaina literature lying hidden from the searching eyes of scholars and researchers.
Born on July 7, 1924, in a respectable and scholarly Agrawal family of Varanasi, brought up and educated in this ancient seat of intellectual aristocracy and lofty cultural and spiritual attainment, R.M. Das, M.A. Ph.D., D. Litt., Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit and Prakrit, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya, Bihar, is one of the few Indologists in India who have made abiding and valuable contributions in the field of Indological studies. He has to his credit several published research works and papers which have been highly spoken of by scholars in India and abroad.
After retiring in 1984 as University Professor of Sanskrit and Prakrit, he taught in the University Department of Buddhist Studies for more than six years. In 1990 he left the job and has been associated with a number of academic bodies, himself successfully carried out several research projects and also guided a number of scholars.
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