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GOTRAS AMONG THE JAINAS
6. The Jaina Atlas.
7. The Jaina Geography.
8. The Jaina Prathamanuyoga.
One condition will be that the work should go on continuously from day to day and Brother Chakravarti also may help with suggestions and the final proofs, in this dharma work.
Brahmachari Sital Prasadji can come and 'stay with you for a few weeks.
If you agree, please let me know the lowest quotations (1) for printing and paper per form of 8 pages of the size and quality of paper etc. as per sample enclosed; and (2) for cloth binding with gold-lettering on back etc. per 1,000 copies. The binding may be of the style of your Jaina Law by Brother C. R. Jain.
Please return the samples (8 pages of Karma Kanda sent with this) with quotations and reply as soon as possible.
Yours affectionately, J. L. JAINI.
GOTRAS AMONG THE JAINAS.
[The following list is copied from an old Dravidian manuscript. Some of the Jain families in the Tamil country have these gotras. We shall feel thankful to our readers if they can give us any more information regarding the gotra, pravara, sutram and sakha. We shall also be glad to know if any of our readers belong to any of these gotras. Ed. J. G.]
Gotra.
Pravara.
Sutram.
1. Amitateja
2. Suketu
3. Hariketu
4. Suryamitra
5. Sridhara 6. Jayavarma 7. Devakirti 8. Mekhaprabha
Vrishabha
Sambhava
Sambhu
Atma
Svayambhu Prabhu Visvabhu
Kumbha Dradharatha
Satadhanu
Devasarma
Dhanadeva
Nandana
Somadatta
Apunarbhava Suradatta
9. Lokapala Visvatma 10. Prathvipala Visvalokesa
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Sakha.
Paryaya
Do.
Do.
Do. Akshara
Do. Aksharasamasa Do.
Pada
Do.
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