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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
EDITOR'S PREFACE
The Lagini-prabandha-sangraha is edited for the first time in the present volume. I have tried to make the cdition as critical as was possible. The Introduction, together with the Appendices, comprises a critical study of the text. This study has led me to the following conclusions:
(1)
All the ten prabandhas of this anonymous work are from the pen of one and the same author.
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In the case of the prabandhas whose versions are available elsewhere, the version of our text is the ollest one.
(3) This small work is brimming with the peculiar characteristic features
of the Prahandha-style and of so-called " Jaina Sanskrit ". (4) It has considerable bearings on contemporary history. (5) It throw's much light on contemporary culture,
As such, this volume will, in my humble opinion, make a very valuable, important and useful addition to the Prabanha-literature explored so far,
I request the learned readers to make due corrections in the printed matter as per the Corrigenda and humbly seek their indulgance for the same.
I have earnestly endeavoured to utilize the valuable work in the field put forth in the past by learned scholars through patient researches and feel highly indebted to those purva-sūris for the inspiration and help that I could secure from them. A special mention must be made licre of my indicbtedness to Dr. D. C. Sircar's "Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India " and Dr. A. S. Altckar's paper on "A History of Important Ancient Towns and Cities in Gujarat and Kathiawad ( From the Earliest Times down to the Moslem Conquest ) published on pp. 1-54 of volumes LITI (1924) and LIV ( 1925 ) of the Indian Autiquary, for most of the Geographicat data furnished in Appendix B(3).
I feel bighly obliged to Dr. D. C. Sircar, the veteran Historian of our land, who was kind enough to reply prompily to a query sent by mc regarding king Madanabhrama and the situation of his Capital Kanti.
I also take this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to a number of friends and well-wishers but for whose help-in one way or another
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