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The Date of Siddharshi.
251 I assume for Haribhadra. But the above calculation is valu. able as argument only under the following conditions: 1/ the Gurvavali & common tradition is right in making Manatunga a contemporary of Bana and Mayura, 2 ) the list of Suris between Virasuri and Raviprabha is correctly given in the Gurvavati 3 the interval of 400 years between those two suris as deduced from the dates in the Guryavali, is the true one. I dare not say that I can admit thus much. Still you see how little those dates which you regard as positive proofs, may be relied upon.
I am much obliged to you for the trouble you are taking in procuring ńss. of Fige. The young scholar to whom I have entrusted the editing of this work, is sure to do it thoroughly, and therefore if we shall through him come in possession of a good edition of atzia, part of the merit will be your share!
As regards your suggestion to write a letter of appeal to the Jains for instituting a central Book Depot from which all Jain publications may be got, and for facilitating the use of Mss, I am thinking on it, and shall try to put it to paper as soon as I am home again.
I am anxious to see the catalogue of the Jesulmere library. It is 32 years now since the late Buhler and I were at Jesulinere and saw the library, though I cannote say for certain that we saw all Mss. Dr. Buhler cataloguised the Mss, and I, then a young man of 24 years, had the privilege to assist him. We copied the Vikramankacharita at that time, which Dr. Buhler soon after published in the Bombay Sanskrit Series.
With kind regards
Yours sincerely Professor H. Jacobi.
Dear Sir, I beg to thank you for the trouble you have taken in procuring the Mss. of rule. I have sent it on to Dr. Belloni-Filippi, Buti ( Pisa ), Italy. I take this opportunity to tell you that a pupil of mine Dr. Luigi Suali, Bologna,
