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MY WISH.
I wish that on this occasion when under the benign rule of the British Government we have every facility to prepare a Jain Itihas, I had the hearty co-operation and support of both the Digambaras and the Svetambaras. I wish my Digambara and Svetambara brethren might unite for the time being to help me in preparing 'a History of the Jains. I can promise that if my wish be realized we shall soon have a Jain Itihas. I hope my brethren will listen to my prayer and help me in the work.
B. D.
