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thrice at different times. At very few places the difference in these readings is noticeable. It is due to inadvertence on the part of the copyist. But mostly they are uniform. 970 manuscript was available to us only after the first śrutaskandha had already been printed. So, we have utilised it in editing the second śrutaskandha alone. Even joms. has rarely been utilised by us at some crucial places.
Acknowledgements : We gratefully remember the Late Agamaprabhākara Munirāja Śri Punyavijayaji Mahārāja who conceived this project of Jaina Āgama Series and remained engaged, up to the end of his life, in collecting the material necessary for editing the texts of the Jaina Agamas. This material is in the safe custody of the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandira, Ahmedabad. Our thanks are due to Pt. Dalsukhbhai Malvania, Ex-Director of the Vidyamandira, for making available to us this material as also for making valuable suggestions.
The Late Āgamoddhāraka Sagaranandasuri, the editor of the go, has edited and published, with tremendous efforts, many Jaina works, viz., Jaina Āgamas and others. Thus he has rendered great service to the scholars of Jaina literature.
We are very much thankful to the sons of Late Sevantilal Chhotalal Patva, the custodian of the Sanghavipādā Bhandara (Patan) for allowing us to utilise the glo manuscript. Our sincere thanks are also due to Narottambhai and Kalyanbhai, sons of the late Sheth Mayabhai Sankalchand, for, they have, without hesitation, allowed us to utilise the #oms. belonging to the Samvegi Upāśraya Bhandara of which they are trustees.
Our grateful thanks are also due to the members of the Managing Committee of Shri Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya for undertaking this project involving heavy expenditure. Their devotion to Scriptures is exemplary. By entrusting to me the work of critically editing the text of the Sūtrakstāngasūtra, they have given me an opportunity to devote myself to Jinavacana (Words of Jina).
Shri Kantilal Dahyabhai Kora, Registrar, Shri Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya, has taken keen interest in the publication work. He has been very careful to see that all the work regarding the Press goes on smoothly and uninterrupted. His hard work deserves appreciation.
The famous Mouj Printing Bureau, Bombay, deserves our heartfelt thanks for providing us with the various printing facilities.
I extend my heart-felt thanks to Muni Shri Dharmachandravijaya for the help devotedly rendered in preparing appendices and correcting the proofs.
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