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It is my great pleasure to convey my gratitude to many scholars and others who have encouraged and supported me in writing this thesis.

I would firstly like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Peter Fl眉gel, who as my supervisor guided me at every stage of my thesis. He patiently addressed numerous queries I had and assisted me in preparing a roadmap towards the fulfilment of my research. His profound knowledge of Jainism was evident through his insightful and detailed comments on each chapter. Dr. Fl眉gel鈥檚 keen insight into the code and conduct of ascetics of the Jaina Ter膩panth sect greatly facilitated my study at SOAS London as he was supportive and sympathetic towards the limitations of Sama峁嚹玸. I would also like to thank other committee members including Dr. Ted Proferes and Dr. James Mallinson for their invaluable suggestions. Their keen insights on Yoga studies greatly assisted my research.

I pay my reverence to His Holiness 膧肠腻谤测补 Mah膩praj帽a who sowed the seeds of this academic journey on 13^th September 2008 in Jaipur, India. He blessed me to embark on further studies and pursue my doctorate at SOAS, University of London on 笔谤别办蝉腻诲丑测腻苍补. I here express my profound veneration towards my present Guru, His Holiness 膧肠腻谤测补 惭补丑腻艣谤补尘补峁嘺, who granted me with boundless blessings and facilitated all the requirements for my studies in London. I would also like to express my veneration to our head nun 厂腻诲丑惫墨 笔谤补尘耻办丑腻 碍补苍补办补辫谤补产丑腻 to motivate and encourage me for my studies. She has truly inspired me. I am very grateful to Muni Mahendrakum膩ra, Muni Ki艣ananal膩la, Muni 艢ubhakara峁嘺, Muni Dharme艣a, Muni 顿丑补苍补帽箩补测补, late Muni 搁腻箩别苍诲谤补, Muni Jaya, Muni 碍耻尘腻谤补艣ramana, Mukhya Niyojik膩 厂腻诲丑惫墨 Vi艣ruta Vibh膩, 厂腻诲丑惫墨 搁腻箩墨尘补迟墨, 厂腻诲丑惫墨 Subhraya艣膩, 厂腻诲丑惫墨 Ma峁単alapraj帽膩, Sama峁嚹� Niyojik膩 峁歫upraj帽膩, Sama峁嚹� Sthitapraj帽膩 and Sama峁嚹� Kusumapraj帽膩 for devoting time to me to conduct research interviews. My heartfelt gratitude to all Sama峁嚹玧墨s who accompanied me during the entire period of my research including Pu峁噛apraj帽膩, Vipulapraj帽膩, Himapraj帽膩, 艢墨lapraj帽膩, K膩ntipraj帽膩, Pra峁嘺vapraj帽膩, Unnatapraj帽膩 and Kamalapraj帽膩 for their constant support, assistance and encouragement in the completion of my work which was truly very beneficial.

I am grateful to late S.N. Goenk膩, International Head of 痴颈辫补蝉蝉补苍腻, who granted me an interview in spite of his ill health. My special thanks to Dr. 艢腻濒颈苍墨 Sinh膩 for her boundless time in helping me to conceptualise the subject matter during its early stages.

Thomas Morton and Patricia Futatsugi were truly hospitable, welcoming me to stay in their house near SOAS in London during my studies. Morton鈥檚 encouragement and wise counselling still reverberate in my ears. I remember Prof. Ingrid Schoon, for her warmth, care and constant support during my stay in central London. I have no words to describe the generosity and kindness of N墨le艣a and 痴补谤峁Ｄ� Do岣峢i膩 who offered their entire house for our use and provided assistance in setting up electronic devices during the last two years of my research work. I would like to thank 顿颈苍别艣补 艢腻丑补, Raj墨v 艢腻丑补, 笔奴箩腻 Jain and Corinne for proof reading my drafts.

It goes without saying that my enrolment at SOAS in 2011 would not have been possible without the financial and other support I received from: Prav墨n Mehat膩, 狈腻苍耻 Mehat膩, K. C. Jain, Nav墨n & Dinesh Sangr膩jk膩 Nirmal Banthiy膩, Agam Jain, Mardia Puny Trust, Choraria Family, Lak峁�man Mehat膩, Keshubh膩i 艢腻丑补 (late), T膩r膩bena 艢腻丑补, Ratanl膩la, Umeda 碍耻尘腻谤补, Sanjaya, V墨nit膩 N膩h膩峁���, Sneh膩 P膩rakha, Svatantra Jain, Dr. Pawana 碍耻尘腻谤补, 痴颈诲丑腻 惭颈艣谤补 and the Jain community present in the United Kingdom. I wish all the best forever to all these benefactors. Furthermore, I would like to thank the management of SOAS who provided full access to their facilities to the accompanying Sama峁嚹玧墨s. I am deeply touched by their actions, and remain grateful to them.

My final regards to Hasu Vor膩 and Jaina 痴颈艣惫补 叠丑腻谤补迟墨 (London) for all the support throughout my stay in London.