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numerous Prasastis give the dates of composition as well. Indranandi gives so much of useful information about himself and his contemporaries that one must hesitate now to say that Indian aulhors were lacking in historical sense as it was once alleged by early European scholarrs.
This handy volume is equipped with the necessary Appendices which heighten its referential value. It is simply indispensable to an earnest student of Indian literature in general and Jaina literature in particular.
Kolhapur January 1, 1949
A. N. Upadhye