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Acknowledgement
To express my gratitude to persons without whose encouragement and assistance the present volume could not have been what it has come to be is my most pleasent duty. First of all let me offer my sincere thanks to Professor G. N. Sharma, former Director, Centre for Jain Studies, whose valuable guidance enabled me to complete this work in time. I am deeply grateful to him.
I am extremely thankful to Dr. Devendra Kaushik, Director, Centre for Jain Studies, University of Rajasthan, whose munificence and interest are responsible for the publication of this book.
I am equally thankful to Dr. K. C. Kasliwal. Director, Shahitya Sodha Sansthan, Mahavir Bhawan, S. M. S. Highway, Jaipur, who inspired me to take up the research work, I am also thankful to the staff of Centre for Jain studies and Centre for Rajasthan Studies. Thanks are also due to Shri Arun Shah for help in proof reading, and also to G. D. Sharma for his valuable suggestions.
I am also thankful to all the managing committees of the Granth Bhandars, especially Shri Dungar Malji Jain, Shri Jiva Rajji Jain, Shri Sikhare Lalji Jain, Shri Madan Lalji Bakliwal and Shri Panna Lalji Jain of Nagaur for their kind co-operation and research assistance.
My thanks are also due to Shri Kapoor Chand Jain for seeing the present work through the Press.
PREM CHAND JAIN
Datcd 30th August , 1978
