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Publishers Note
Jainism is a system of religious thought enunciated by the Tirthankaras who strove for the betterment of humanity. There are hundreds of monuments, epigraphs and manuscripts in different parts of India and in different languages. It is our endeavour to preserve these Jaina Monuments and vestiges for the posterity. It is in this connection that the Mahasabha came forward to sponsor the seminar on "Jaina Archaeological Heritage of Tamilnadu" and also to publish the papers in the form of the book with the permission of the authorities of the University of Madras.
The Mahasabha is verymuch thankful to the University of Madras for having entrusted this publication work. Our thanks are also due to Prof. Dr. A. Ekambaranathan, Head of the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology and Prof. S. Thanyakumar of Jain Youth Forum, for the efforts in organising the seminar and the publication.
It is our earnest hope and wish that this book will be useful to all those interested in various aspects connected with Jainism in the southern part of peninsular India.
M.K. JAIN Working President (South Zone) Shri Bharat Varshiya Digamber Jain
(Teerth Sanrakshni) Mahasabha.
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