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have given the beginnings of these Mss. in this column which are indicated by Beg = Beginning.
This Catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Mss. is prepared in accordance with the subject-list provided by the said Ministry. In a particular subject if the Mss. are found in more than one language, first of all, the Sanskrit Mss, are listed which are followed by the Prakrit and the Apabhraíśa Mss. The language of the commentaries is indicated in brackets. The details of classification of subjects can be seen in the Contents of the catalogue.
The entire expenditure for editing and publishing this volume is borne by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of india. We are very thankful to the Ministry for the same. We are glad to say that the officers of the Ministry were very co-operative. Our hearty thanks are due to them as well. We have no words to thank Munirāja Sri Punyavijayaji. It is due to his benevolent influence that the owners, trustees or custodians have come forward to give L. D. Institute their bhandāras as gifts. Muni Shri Kirtimuni has generously presented a collection of Ac. Kșantisūri, his spiritual teacher. And the trustee of Kamala Keshara Jñāna Bhandāra has offered to the Institute Āc. Shri Vijayadevasūri's bhandara as a gift. They deserve our heart-felt thanks for extending their co-operation in our efforts of collecting and preserving at one place the mss. scattered in various bhaņdāras.
While preparing this catalogue we had to take help of many. Specially I must thank the following members of the staff of the Mss. Department of our Institute for the keen interest they have taken in preparing this Catulogue in such a short period: Pt. Ambalal P. Shah, Shri Chimanbhai Bhojak, Shri Laxmanbhai and Shri Jeshingbhai Thakor. My thanks are also due to Shri Rupendrakumar Pagariya who prepared the indices.
L. D. Institute of Indology,
Ahmedabad. 23-11-68.
Nagin J. Shah Acting Director
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