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upon you, and I feel sincerely convinced that no more worthy suceessor of the Acharya Maharaj could have been found. Let me only hope that you may find yourself able to fulfil arduous duties for many years to come for the benefit of the Jain community and of European Scholarship alike.
Dr. Thomas told me of the proposition to edit a Jain periodical of scientific contents which you had no doubt put to him. As he himself is scarcely able, for want of time, to take upon him the whole of this task he put the proposal to me to help him in this. I answered him that I would always be quite willing to help, provided I could be of any real assistance. No doubt he will hear further on from you as he told me wben I left that he had written about it, and then I shall hear from him in due time.
He also told me of the proposal to prepare for print a complete edition of the Angas in Devanagari which I think a very good one. I told him that there is in my possession complete critical text of the sixth Anga worked out by the late Dr. Huttemann, and that I might be able to see to the putting through press of that if it were wanted. He thought that a very good plan.
Hoping soon to be favoured with some communication from you I remain, with kindest regards and wishes.
Yours sincerely, JARL CHARPENTIER.
P. S. Before dispatching this letter I fell ill and have not been able to move about until today. In the meantime I was very Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
