The ancient philosophical treatises which deal with the topic of deeper metaphysical and epistemological expositions have a very important place in the studies of Jain philosophy. Ācārya Kundakunda's Samayasāra can be considered as one of the most important of such treatises, as far as the Jain authors are concerned. It has the same value in Jain tradition as the treatises/scriptures like Bhrama Sutra in the Vaidika tradition and Visuddhimaggo in the Buddhist tradition. In short, we can say that for anyone to understand the essence of Jain philosophy, Samayasāra has to be studied.

•  Acharya Shri Kunda Kunda needs no introduction. He graced the country with his divine presence in the first century b.c. His great book SAMAYASARA has 400 odd verses. Nothing surpasses the excellence of Samayasara - self-contained, self-determining, self-sufficient pure and perfect super self. The soul is the sole determinant of its own pure psychic status. The soul never loses its soulhood.

-—Acharya Vidya Nand Muni

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• Author: Jethalal S. Zaveri (B.Sc. DII.Sc., F.I.S.I.), and Prof. Muni Mahendra Kumar (B.Sc. Hons.), Honorary professor, Jain Vishva Bharati University.

• Published: 26.04.2010.  Source: Publishers:  Jain Vishva Bharati University.  Ladnun - 341 306 (Rajasthan, India).  Website: www.jvbi.ac.in

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• E-mail : manishymodi@gmail.com. Printed by: Kala Bharati, Naveen Shahdara, Delhi-110032.

• ISBN : 978-81-89667-12-2.  First Edition : 2009

• Samayasara publishers: Yashodhar Modi , HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY.  Mumbai India.  Email: manishym...@gmail.com 

  Here is a fresh English translation of Kundakunda's masterpiece, by the father and son duo of Jethalal Zaveri and Muni Mahendra kumar, both of whom are well known to the Jain as well as the scholarly community as sound students of Jainism. Underlining the universal acceptance of Kundakunda, this work has Blessings by Acharya Mahaprajna and a Foreword by Acharya Vidyananda. 

  The *Samayasara* is a must read for all students of Jainism, Indian religions and Indian philosophy. It is to Jainism what the *Brahma Sutra *is to Hinduism and the *Vishuddhimaggo* to Buddhism. 

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