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agree if they follow Acharya Kundakunda's lucid style and vigorous manner in which the tenets of Jain Philosophy has been enunciated by him.
I am grateful to the Department of Jainology, University of Madras and the Research Foundation for Jainology who gave me an opportunity to deliver this lecture thereby motivated me for doing this work. It is, indeed, befitting for the University of Madras to have chosen a subject like Acharya Kundakunda not only because of its greatest importance as far as Jain Philosophy is concerned, but also because of the fact that Acharya Kundakunda lived most of his life in Tamilnadu and all his great works are supposed to have been written at "Ponnur Malai" now also known as Kundakunda Nagar, which is very close to Wandiwash, about 125 kms from Chennai. I thank Shri S Sripall, Shri Surendrabhai M Mehta, Shri S Krishanchand Chordia and other dignatories associated with the Research Foundation and Dr N Vasupal, Head of the Department of Jainology, University of Madras. It is their foresight that has culminated into this lecture.
Jayanti Lal Jain Chennai
