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such stories are narrated here in order to pro. duce aversion to worldly life in the minds of the disciples of this creed and to put before them the most sorrowful results that attend the evil actions of man in this world.
The text of Vivagsuya in this edition is mainly based on Agamodaya Samiti edition with the help here and there of the Ms. which we got from Bhavanagar and the excellent edition of Dr. P. L. Vaidya. Last year, one of us published the complete translation of Vivagasuġa, the sole rights of which were handed over to the publishers. This year the publishers found that if the text with notes is appended to the translation, they will be able to sell the work well in the market. Moreover, they informed us that there were very few copies of Dr. P. L. Vaidya's edition in the market and that we should conveniently undertake the present task. Accordingly we undertook this edition and we hope, it will satisfy the needs of those for whom it is meant. In the end, we have to thank Prof. Abhyankar, who always takes kindly interest in our work, for giving us a foreword for this publication:
