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FOREWORD BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF BIHAR
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The Government of Bihar established the K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute at Patna in 1950 with the object, inter alia, to promote historical research, archæological excavations and investigations and publications of works of permanent value to scholars. This Institute along with five others was planned by this Government as a token of their homage to the tradition of learning and scholarship for which ancient Bihar is noted. Apart from the K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute, five others have been established to give incentive to research and advancement of knowledgethe Nalanda Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Buddhist Learning and Pali at Nalanda, the Mithila Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning at Darbhanga, the Bihar Rashtra Bhasha Parishad for Research and Advanced Studies in Hindi at Patna, the Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Jainism and Prakrit Learning at Vaishali and the Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research
