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AVANT PROPOS Hampa. Nagarajaiah
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0.1. This is the sixth in the series of books
in English, that I have proposed to publish on different topics apropos to Jainism, with an emphasis on its
historical aspect. 0.2. Main aim of this book is to record the
character, position, genesis and chronicler of Jainism as it prevailed in the Rāstrakūta age. Major sources of this book are epigraphs and corroborative literary works of the eon. Proper care is bestowed to shift the grain from the husk, leaving aside the legends and exaggeration. Without loading the writing with too many technical terms, of either Jaina religion or architectural details, I have endeavoured to delineate the history of the
Rāstrakūtas and Jainism. 0.3. Sri. Vidyāchand Kothāri, a born trader
and burgher of Gulbarga city, in the evening of his life, had withdrawn from terrestrial interests, devoting most of his time for a deep study on Jainology. His personal library, containing thousands of books on art, architecture, religion and literature, is one
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