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Mr. J. L. Jaini's "Jaina Gem Dictionary” has been of inestimable use to me and the same also has been the case with Mrs. Sinclaire's "Heart of Jainism”. I have also frequently reforred to V. S. Apte's "Sanskrit Dictionary'. My sincere thanks are due to all the above named scholars for the help I have derived from their works.
In spite of all this, I am far from thinking that the work of translation might be deemed satisfactory by scholars. However, since I have not yet finished the whole stock of 50,000 words, if opinions and suggestions reach me through the publisher, I shall be highly grateful for them and shall willingly make use of them in my future work.
In conclusion I have to express my deep debt of gratitude to Messrs, Kesharichandji J. Bhandari and Sardarmalji K. Bhandari for the untiring zeal with which they answered my numerous queries on various difficult points of Jaina creed. Mr, Sardarmalji, who in consequence of his father Kesharichandji's illness, has devoted himself with indefatigable energy to the work of publishing this dictionary, specially deserves my thanks for critically going through my work before it is carried to the press.
Praying, that the great Tirthankaras may enable me to go through the whole of my work and thus to render my services to the cause of the noble Jaina religion, I conclude.
Pritamlal N. Kachhi, B.A. M. S. High School,
Indore.
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