Jaina Tirthas in India and Their Architecture

Author(s): Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab

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JAINA TIRTHAS IN INDIA
From this point of view this publication of Mr. Sarabhai M. Nawab, whose unbounded enthusiasm and untiring exertions in the interest of Jaina Architecture, Painting and Sculpture are well-known, deserves the patronage of all. Mr. Nawab has made a name among the learned by his recent publication entitled Jaina Chitra-kalpadruma through which he has placed before the connoisseurs priceless Jaina paintings which lay hidden in the Jaina libraries or Jñanabhandāras and rendered a laudable service to the Jaina community as a whole. Unique is the zeal and gigantic are the endeavours of Sarabhai. He has been cherishing a desire to bring to light every Jaina shrine and sculpture lying scattered all over India. Indeed this task is beyound the power of an individual who has not got means to achieve it. I congratulate Mr. Nawab on this attempt of his to publish this small brochure at present in pursuance of the axiom 'Subhe yathā-sakti yatanīyam'- (One should exert one's utmost to achieve the auspicious.)
-JINAVIJAYA.