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May he live long to edit a large number of ancient Jain texts whose critical editions are bound to be a lasting contribution to Indian scholarship. With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Motichandra Director, Prince of Wales museum,
Bombay.
Dear Dr. Sandesara,
I feel honoured by your request for a note of appreciation on the life and works of Muni sri Punyavijayaji. His contribution to the world of Jaina learning and thus to the understanding of Indian culture in all its aspects has been profound, but I am particularly appreciative of the great work he has done in the collection and preservation of manuscripts froin the traditional Jaina collections. This has brought to light a large number of illustrated manuscripts of fundamental importance to our understanding of Indian miniature painting. His extreme kindness and generosity in making these available for free study to all students, irrespective of religion or nationality reveals the temperament of a great scholar who feels advanc.:d with every step forward in the advancement of knowledge by whomsoever this may be brought about and who is diminished when this process is in any way impeded or interrupted. 1 rccall with the great. est happiness the many hours I have spent with him, when no manuscript was too precious or fragile to be studied at leisure, and no question was too small to merit a careful and considered answer. In himself, the Muni reincarnates all those qualities which have made the Jaina monastic tradition the custodian and preserver of learning even in the darkest circunstance of the past. I send my most respectful obeisance to him on this auspicious occasion and pray that he will be given a long life to continue his exemplary work.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Pramod Chandra Director, American Academy of Benares,
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