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The work is rounded off with a short conclusion in the fifth chapter.
My thanks are due to Dr. Atul Nath Sinha, a pupil of mine, for undertaking the strenuous work of reading through the proofs. I must also thank Shri Ramashankar Pandya, Proprietor, Tara Printing Works, for the quick printing of the book.
Vaishali Dipavali
Mahavira Nirvana Samvat 2499 November 5, 1972.
NATHMAL TATIA
Director,
Research Institute of Prakrit, Jainology & Ahimsa.
