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The Government of Bihar established the Research Institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa at Vaishali in 1955, with the object inter alia to promote advanced studies and research in Prakrit and Jainology and to publish works of permanent value to scholars. This institute is one of the six research institutes being run by the Government of Bihar. The other five are : (i) Mithila Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning at Darbhanga; (ii) K. P. Jayaswal Research in ancient medieval and modern Indian history at Patna; (iii) Bihar Rashtrabhasa Parishad for research and advanced studies in Hindi, at Patna; (iv) Nava Nalanda Mahavihar for research and post-graduate studies in Buddhist Learning and Pali at Nalanda and (v) Institute of Pst-graduate Studies and Research in Arabic and Persian, at Patna.
The Institute has taken up the Publication of Research Bulletins as a part of its programme. The present volume is the 3rd number of the Institute's Research Bulletins.
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