Kummaputta Chariam

Author(s): K V Abhyankar
Publisher: K V Abhyankar

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Introduction. * No great apology is needed for this edition of the present book beyond the The necessity of the fact that no printed copies of edition. it are at present available for the use of students reading for the University examinations. The importance of the subject matter of the book, which gives in very simple Prakrit the outline of the life of a very ancient Jain Kevali is also another consideration for undertaking the edition. The Manuscript material for editing the work collected by me was quite satisfactory, as my friends and pupils spared no trouble and labour in procuring manuscript copies from the several different places where they were available. The short time at my disposal does not, however, make it possible for me to consult manuscripts at some more places. There has, besides, remained scarcely any necessity also to consult them, as the ten manuscripts, which have been consulted, have been sufficiently representative and have given ample critical material. Two manuscripts belonging to the 'Dehla Upashraya" (Dosiwada's Pole, Ahmedabad) are very old, possibly pertaining to the time of the author, and a critical perusal of