The Jaina Doctrine of Karma And The Science Of Genetics: Acknowledgement

I have great feeling for those dignities who motivated, guided and blessed me during my research journey, which cannot be expressed in words. Even then I feel my moral duty to pay gratitude to those honourable persons and scholars who co-operated with me in completing this research work in a proper way and with in the stipulated time period.

I place on record my sincerest gratitude to the builder of my fate, His Holiness Acharya Shri Mahapragyaji, Yuvacharyashri Mahashraman, and honourable Sadhvipramukhashriji and chief Niyojika Sadhvi Vishrutvibhaji, only with whose blessings I could succeed in this research work. I am grateful to Munishri Mahendrakumarji who inspired me time to time to do research work on this particular subject.

I received time to time guidance of Samani Mangal Pragyaji honourable Vice Chancellor and Shri Jagatram Bhattacharya, Registrar of Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (Deemed University) Ladnun. I pay sincerest gratitude for Dr. Samani Chaitanya Pragya ji Associate Professor and Head of the Department Jainology and Comparative Religion and Philosophy, Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (Deemed University) Ladnun and Professor R.K. Raghuvanshiji, Professor, Botany Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur for their invaluable guidance as guides without which the thesis for my Ph.D. would have been a Herculean task for me. My sincerest thanks to Dr. B.R. Dugar, Director Research JVBI, Dr. Ashok Jain former H.O.D. Jainology, Dr. S. Ramārāo Assistant Professor, Botany Department, Jainarayan Vyasa University, Jodhpur and Dr. Anandaprakash Tripathi for their kind co-operation in this research work.

I am grateful to officers of libraries-Granthagar JVBI Ladnun, L.D. Institute Ahmedabad, Laharchand Bhogilal Bhartiya Vidya Shodh Sansthan, Delhi and mumukshu sisters of Parmarthik Shikshan Sanstha Ladnun who provided me all facilities for reading scriptures, books and magazines related to the science of karma and the science of the genetics. I am thankful to Shri Rajesh Jain Student of M.C.A., JVBI, who co-operated me in getting scientific datas from different websites and Shri Nitesh Soni for computer composing work.

I take this opportunity to acknowledge my obligation to Ṣrī Mohan computer composer who composed this thesis well in time with least mistakes. I am grateful to Shri Dungarmalji, Shri Nirmal Khater, Shri Laxmi Narayan Soni, Shri Ritesh Jain, Shri Badriprasad and Shri Ramdas of Parmarthik Shikshan Sanstha Ladnun who fully co-operated me in this research work.

I am thankful to my wife Mrs. Laxmi Devi, sons - Basant, Naresh, Bhupesh and daughter-in-laws - Saroj, Anita and Lalita who kept me free from all homely botherations for completing this research work with full concentration.

At the end I pay highly my high regards to all those scholars whose books proved helpful directly or indirectly to this research work. I am presenting this research work before the world of scholars, research students and literature readers who are the best judges of the degree of success achieved in this effort and whose satisfaction will be my best reward.

Sohan Raj Tater