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## Preface
With the belief that the solution to the confusion of the author of the Brihad Avchuri will be found at the right time, the work of research was initiated. The press copy made and sent by Muni Raj Shri Dharmaratna Vi.Ma. was started to be matched with the original manuscripts. The original manuscripts were abundant with impurities and incompleteness. These manuscripts, written by scribes unfamiliar or slightly familiar with the Sanskrit language, required a lot of effort to arrange the sentences. The text that was complete in one manuscript was accepted from that manuscript, and the text that was pure in other manuscripts was accepted from those manuscripts. Leaving aside the impure and incomplete texts, the work of their interpretations and commentaries was postponed, and a press copy was prepared as pure as possible.
Four manuscripts each were made as ideal for the research of both Avchuris. The abridged Avchuri by Pujya Acharya Shri Gunaratnasuri Maharaj was published by Pandit Hiralal Hansraj Jamnagarwala in Vikrama Samvat 1979 in the name of various Payapann Avchuris. After that, it has also been published by many institutions. The abridged Avchuri was also obtained from those published manuscripts.
Moving forward from research towards editing, the necessary investigation to determine the author of the Brihad Avchuri was ongoing. As part of that investigation, the list of manuscripts from the Pune-Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute was reviewed. In that eager challenge, the first and last words of one manuscript appeared unfamiliar and going in a different direction. Looking at those words, it appeared that this description was different from the two presented Avchuris. Looking at the verses of its Mangalacharan and the verses of praise at the end, the name of Pujya Acharya Bhuvanatunga Suri Ma. was found. With a sense of joy, an investigation was conducted in Pune, and a xerox copy of that manuscript was requested. That xerox copy was received after a long time. Still, there was joy in receiving it. The complete explanation had to be seen. From many perspectives, this explanation was different from both Avchuris. On the one hand, the work of transcribing it was done. On the other hand, an investigation was conducted to obtain another copy of it. The transcription was done. But another manuscript was not found. It has not been received till today. - This explanation was accepted as a Vritti and decided to be published. At the end of this Vritti, the praise of Pujya Acharya Shri Bhuvanatunga Suri Shwarji Ma. Sa. was completely clear, so this work is theirs. It became clear. At the same time, the Brihad Avchuri in the form of Root Study was accepted as the work of Pujya Acharya Shri Somsundarasuri Shwarji Maharaj. This decision was made based on the currently available literature. It has been considered that if any other manuscript is found in the future for scholars who have moved forward in the direction of literature editing-research, or if any other definite factor is found for the determination of the author, it will definitely be considered.
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