Jain Journal 1972 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Prof. Marar in the conference, nor there was any reference to his paper in the volumes of the summary of papers published by the conference.
JAIN JOURNAL
The lack of propagation of Jainological studies in foreign countries is due to the fact that most of the scholars of Jainology do not come in contact with foreign Indologists. In the International Congress of Orientalists held two years ago in Canberra (Australia) hardly any scholar of Jainology participated and no paper dealing with Jaina literature was presented there. The 29th Session of the same congress is going to be held in July, 1973 in Paris (France). We cannot say how far Jainological studies will be represented in it. It depends upon eminent Indian scholars of Indology as well as institutions and persons who can sponsor the delegates and meet their expenses.
At the present conference one important thing done in the field of study of Jainology is that nearly one hundred scholars discussed together the issues concerning the propagation of Jainology. In the Seminar organized by Jainological Research Society, Delhi, the following decisions were taken :
1. An International Conference on Jainology should be organized on the occasion of the 2500th Nirvana Mahotsava of Lord Mahavira in 1974.
2. A Research Centre of Jainology should be founded to give full co-operation in studies, in the field of Jainology and to propagate the principles of Jainism. The responsibility of working out these decisions lies on every person who has faith in the principles of Lord Mahavira and has interest in Jainological studies. The International Sanskrit Conference thus created a new interest in Indology in general, and in the field of Prakrit Apabhramsa studies in particular.