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A letter from Mr. H. Warren who invites me to join a new society for encouragement of Jain studies, a society to be formed, the society shall edit Jaina texts, if possible periodicals and so on. To the nucley of this society belongs to some European scholars and 6 Jain gentlemen. As I hope you will be that member. If not, I will write his address 8+ : Shelgate Road, London S. W.
Your letter to Count Leo Tolstoi has been duly sent to this gentleman his address is as follows:
ST. LASEKA, MOSCOW, Kursk Railway (Gov. Toula). Please take note of my new address on the copy of the letter.
Yours faithfully,
N. MIRONOV
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Shanghai, 6th January 1925, Right Reverend Sir,
I am afraid, you did not receive my letter, I had sent you in the spring 1923; I gave vent to the feelings of the deep sorrow aroused by the news of the decease of your lamented Acharya VIJAYA DHARMA SURI, whose humble friend I had been for years.
I expressed my conviction that his patta was occupied by one whose merits equalled those of his distinguished predecessor.
I have obtained no answer to the said letter, perhaps, owing to my removal to Shanghai (China), where I am now serving at a Japanese Buddhist Society, translating Skt. texts into
English and so forth. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com