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PREFACE
The L. D. Institute of Indology has great pleasure in publishing the Danādiprak araña of Sūrācārya (11th Century V. S.), a pupil of Droņācārya. The work is divided into seven 'avasaras' and contains in all 537 Sanskrit verses composed in varied metres. It, as its title suggests, mainly deals with jñanadana, abhayadana, annadana and dhanadana (for the construction and protection of Jaina temples, for the installation of Jina images and for the multiplication and preservation of manuscripts).
The work was first printed in our Journal SAMBODHI Volume VIII. Now it is here being published separately in book-form, adding Introduction and Index of verses. It is hoped that the publication of this work will be of considerable value and interest to students of Indian Religions in general and Jaina Religion in particular.
L. D. Institute of Indology Ahmedabad-380 009 22nd December 1982
Nagin J. Shah
Director
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