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The Government of Bihar established the Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa at Vaishali in 1955, with the object, inter alia, to promote advanced studies and research in Prakrit and Jainology and to publish works of permanent value to scholars. This institute is one of the six research institutes being run by the Government of Bihar. The other five are : (i) Mithila Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning at Darbhanga; (ii) K.P., Jayaswal Research Institute for research in ancient, medieval and modern Indian History at Patna; (iii) Bihar Rastrabhasha Parishad for research and advanced studies in Hindi at Patna; (iv) Nava Nalanda Mahavihara for research and post-graduate studies in Buddhist Learning and Pali at Nalanda and (v) Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Arabic and Persian at Patna.
As part of the programme of rehabilitating and reorienting ancient learning and scholarship, this is the Research Volume no. 78 which is the The Golden-Jubilee Glorious-Volume of Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa, Vaishali (igant, aga 311 31€ HT PITET FİYA, aust aft Faut-print Tha-t-er). The Government of Bihar hope to continue to sponsor such projects and trust that this humble service to the world of scholarship and learning would bear fruit in the fullness of time.
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