Essence of Jainism

For last few years I had been thinking to write about Jainism. The matter took concrete shape when I started writing as editor of Jain Darshan, a monthly publication issued on behalf of Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago. When the publication completed the first year, some of the well-wishers suggested that if issues of Jain Darshan can be made available in bound volume that could be helpful to those who would like to get a glimpse of the Jain ideology. When I went through all the issues, I however noticed that it would serve a better purpose, if the material is recast in a book form. I therefore reedited all those articles, made additions wherever necessary and prepared the material for this small publication.
 

Even while writing for Jain Darshan, I had been particular to present the theory from the point of view of pure Jainism steering clear of different sectarian approaches. That approach has been kept intact in this booklet. I have noticed that many readers of Jain Darshan appreciate this approach. This book would be of use to the people who wish to get unbiased view of Jainism.