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PREFACE
It is after a laspe of about twenty five years that I undertook to revise and enlarge the first edition of A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas published by me in 1941. The first and foremost reason for doing so is my keen desire to contribute my humble quota in the field of Indology in general and Jainology in special. Another reason is that though the first edition has been out of print for the last good many years, it has been recommended to M.A. students for Ardhamāgadhi by some of the Indian universities, and the demand by scholars has not slakened by this time. This has given me an impetus to do the needful even at this far advanced age and in adverse circumstances. I am thankful to the publisher “........
............" for the keen interest he has taken in issuing this edition in a suitable form. Thereby he has rendered a splendid service to the cause of spread of knowledge so very dear to him.
H. R. Kapadia
Godipura, Surat 13th March '64
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This preface in author's own handwriting is there on the opposite page.
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