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ches of yourself, and above all of your Guru Maharaj were both exessively kind and enlightening. I am grateful also to our young friend Mr. Kapadia, who spoke well during the few minutes allowed to him. To the donor of the golden emblem, which I am almost ashamed to accept, it being so valuable a gift, I am writing myself, as well as to Mr. (Narottam) Bhanji, whose hospitality was so kind, generous and helpful. As usual, I brought away from the temple a large gift of valuable books, which will be of great use to me as soon as I can find time to give to them the careful attention which they deserve.
Since leaving Bombay, I have had a very busy time, visiting Bhopal, Bhilsa, where I saw some old jain statues, Sanchi, Ujjain, which was very interesting to me, especially the river Sipra and the ruins, and now Udaipur. There are many Jain temples in Udaipur, and the Overseer of the Guest House, where I am staying, is also a Jain, by name Malum Singh, a very helpful man.
In my speech I forgot to refer to the remarkable present activity of the Jain community in publishing books. The number of series is great. In Patan and Mehsana I found two fresh series, of which I had not previously heard.
In a Jain temple here I have had talk with a Sadhu who was courteous to me.
Please give my most kind and respectful greetings to the Maharaj and to all our friends.
Yours very sincerely,
F. W. THOMAS
www.umaragyanbhandar.com
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
