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possess now, perhaps we should call it Old Ardha-māgadhi. 1 believe that this language was affected by the Mahārāștri Prakrit after Jainism had spread to Mahārāstra and I would agree that the Sauraseni Agamic works are relatively later.
If there are any plans to publish the proceedings of the Seminar I should be very glad to receive a copy. With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
K. R. Norman
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