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yana Sootras ) for which I heartily thank you. I have to say good many things about the opinions expressed by you in the Introduction of Kalpa Sootra (text) edited by you for which I am now collecting materials.
By the by I should say we people on this side do not understand the German language. The English has been and is fast becoming the Linguia Franca of India. At this time good many enlightened people can read and write in that language. Hence it will be highly useful and convenient if books relating to Indian religions are edited and commented upon and prefaced in the English. I understand the scholars on your side understand both the English and the German.
With reference to your first letter under reply I wish you may come here once and see every-thing with your eyes. Your difficulty about expenses is no doubt noted, but if you can see your way to prevail upon your Government to give you some gratuity I can try here for a smaller sum. Do you think Rs. 1000 or a little more from this side can be supplimented by your efforts there and make up the sum total mentioned by you. Your journey in the interior of India will help you much in your philological researches. I should like to know your views expressly on this point of expenses because I hope by the small influence I have got here, to be useful to you in prevailing upon one or two gentlemen to contribute to your expenses. Please note that this matter will not be ventilated more than is absolutely necessary.
The latter half of the names of Sadhus generally indicate the subsection of a Tey to which he belongs. This is not an invariable rule but in most cases a sound one.
The difference between härft arts and yatis lies in the wear of their garments, the former putting on yellow garments, The latter white. Owing to faietzient amongst the gatis the pair aigs made a difference of garments to distinguish them nearly 300 years ago under the auspices of AulasterTA.
These Yatis are desciples of Shripujas who are in direct line with Mahavira in aqres and everything was alright with them upto the time of Heer Vijaya Soori who flourished in
