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We regret to say that in spite of all carefulness some printing and other errors, particularly of spelling in the names of persons and topics, have crept in. However we may say this much by way of explanation, if not justification, of these errors that they are mostly due to our source material It would have been audacious on our part to change what is written in the source material without proper confirmation from other authentic sources.
Lastly, it is my humble duty to give a vote of thanks to them who have helped me in one way or the other. I owe a great deal to Dr. Gokul Chand Jain, Reader, Deptt. of Prakrit and Jain Agam, S. S. University, Varanasi and Dr. Damodar Shastri, Deptt. of Jain philosophy, Lal Bahadur Shastri Central Institute of Sanskrit, Delhi, for their help and valuable suggestions. I am also thankful to Dr. Arun Pratap Singh, Dr. Ravi Shankar Mishra, Dr. Harihar Singh, Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Jain, Shri Mohan Lal and others who have been very helpful in this publication. I would be failing in my duty if I do not thank Shri B. N. Jain, Secretary Shri Sohanlal Jain Vidya Prasarak Samiti, Faridabad, who managed the funds to meet the expences incurred on its publication.
May, 1983
Jain Education International
Dr. Sagarmal Jain Director
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