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editions Acharanga is wanting, a book which is much easier to be used for those studies than the big old print of Sam. 1936 of Acharanga, a monstruous volume which I possess. I scipe the occasion urgently to request you that you might use your great authority to procure that book for me, i. e. Aeharanga in the Agamodya edition ( 1916 ). I am sure that not with standing its being out of stock, generally, still at some place a copy can be had from one of your disciples or lay friends.
Another matter is this: a pupil of Dr. Alsdof and mine own is most eagerly working about Hemachandra's Trishashti' and similar texts. But there is difficulty, that I could not help him by borrowing the last text of the Bhavnagr-edition, namely the MAHAVIRCHARITA which is Parva 10 of the Trt. shashti. Is it possible for you to have send me the same and thus to assist that young scholar to finish his work which is most promising indeed ?
I hope not to have applied in vain to you and I remain with all my best wishes,
Yours sincerely WALTHER SCHUBRING
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Hamburg, 15th September 56. Dear friend
Thanks for your letter 14. 8. 56 from which I learn that after a long pilgrimage you are in perfect health and active in Jain research. As to Mahavira's birth place, Hoernale in his
Uvasagadasao and Jacobi in 'Sacred Books Of The East vol. 22* Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
