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Dr. Walther Schubring University, Hamburg (West Germany)
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Hamburg, 3rd of November 1922Dear Upadhyaya,
It was with deepest regret that I saw myself infomed by you of the decease of my revered friend Shri Vijayadharma Suri. Like many other European Indologists I must learn now to be deprived of his letters full of friendly help for our studies, the monuments of his great knowledge and candid character:. The services done by him to the European friends of Jainism are eminent, and the German Oriental Society was right when: conferring upon him the Honorary Membership.
The idea of establishing a memorial Fund is highly plausible for it will keep the revered name to future times. To add to it materially would appear to me a very noble task, if not, owing to the present financial difficulties of my country every gift, which means might allow, would entirely fade away by the act money change. Instead of doing this, it is my intention to inscribe my next little work on a Jain subject to Vijayadharma Suriji's memory. I beg to add herewith a copy of the last letter I sent to him, in order that you might see what intentions be bad to lend me his kind assistance in procuring books and manuscripts for my use. He knew well that I wish to make, by the help of my disciples, my Seminary here a kind of centre
of Jain studies like Bonn and Leipzig. Let me hope that, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
