History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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It is after a lapse of about tiventy-five years that I undertook to revise and enlarge the first edition of "A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas" publisher by the in 1941. The firsh and the foremost reason for doing so is to contribute my knomble quota in the field of Indology in general Jainology in special. Another reason is that though the first edition has been out of print for the last good many years, it has bein recommended to m. A. students for Arthan magathi by some of the Indian universities,
and the demand any scholars has not slakens by this time. This has given me an impetus to do the needful enon put this adnencer age and
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