Universal Values of Prakrit Texts

SR No.: 006701
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Prem Suman Jain
Publisher: Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 368
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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I am extremely grateful to His Holiness Jagadguru Karmayogi Swasthishri Charukeerthy Bhattaraka Mahaswamiji for his benevolence and blessings in all activities regarding International Prakrit Seminar and its publications. I take this opportunity to thank all the Scholars who have generously contributed their papers for this volume. Some important articles of senior Prakrit Scholars have been also included in this volume for vide circulation. Some of the papers of participants could not be included in this volume due to non receipt of the same on time. I also gratefully acknowledge the generous support of all the authorities of the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India and of the Rashtriaya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, specially Prof. R.V. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor and General Editor of the Volume for his full support and scholarly contribution, Prof. Ramanuj Devanath, Registrar and Dr. Shukla Mukherjee, Project Officer and Editor of the Volume, who were always with me in every work of the seminar.
I am also expressing my sincere thanks to Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah, Bangalore for his elderly and scholarly guidance and cooperation in organizing this International Prakrit Seminar and editing its Proceedings volume. I am also grateful to the concerned authoroties of the Govt. of Karnataka and the Board of Trustees of Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth (R.), specially Shri M.J. Indra Kumar and Shri S. Jithendra Kumar for organization work and publication of the seminar volume. My thanks are due to staff members of the National Institute of Prakrit Studies and Research, Shravanabelagola and all the members of Organizing Committee of the Seminar specially Dr. Brahmananda and Sri Sachin Jain, Shri Shantisagar Shirahatti for DTP work this volume.
I hope that the research papers presented in this first International Prakrit Seminar and the other academic activities performed in this event will provide a stimulus to Prakrit studies in the International world.
Prof. Prem Suman Jain Editor and Director of the Seminar
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