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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAINISM
The meeting of editors of the different volumes of Encyclopedia of Jainism was held on the 7-8-9th May 99 at Jaipur. The meeting was attended by Dr. Premchand Gada (Project Director), Dr. Dilip Bobra-U.S.A. (Vice President-Jafna), Dr. Lalit Shah-Ahmedabad, Dr. R. C. Sharma - Varanasi, Dr. Bhag Chand Jain-Nagpur, Dr. Shreeranjan Soorideva-Patna, Dr. Anupam Jain-Indore, Dr. Dharma Chanda Jain-Jodhpur, M. Vinaysagar-Jaipur, Dr. Shambhu Nath Pandye-Shillong, Dr. Prem Suman Jain - Udaipur, Dr. Dev Kothari-Udaipur, Dr. Kamal Chand Sogani-Jaipur (Chief Editor)..
INCYCLOPEDIA OF JAINISM
DER THE AUSPICES OF JER MEETING OF THE EDITORS
ON THE 73 8189199 AT JAIPUR
The volume of Language & Literature has been divided into two parts. 1st part will include the following laguages - Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati & Telgu. Dr. Rajaram Jain, Arah will be editor incharge of this volume. 2nd part will include the following laguages Maharashtri Prakrit, Ardhamaghadi Prakrit, Sauraseni Prakrit, Apabharamsa, Rajasthani & Hindi.
Prof. Ranjan Suri Deo will remain the incharge of it.
MEETING OF THE EDITORS
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The progress of the volumes is satisfactory. Dr. K. C. jain, who could not attend the meeting owing to illness has completed the volume on History of Jainism. It will be soon sent to the press. Its Hindi translation is in progress.
It was decided that those who want to go through it before publication are welcome to the chief editor's house in Jaipur (Ph.: 376415)
The new volume has been added (1) Jaina Society and (2) Jain Manuscripts & Inscription. ( qugfaft a fee). The references will be given at the end of the writings and not at the bottom of the page.
It is a matter of great satisfaction that all the editors present in the meeting were eagar to finish the work of preparing the volumes as early as possible. For three days different editors expressed their views regarding the content of the volumes. Discussions were very encouraging and informative.
K. C. Sogani, Chief Editor
अर्हत् वचन, जुलाई 99
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