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that the edition of the Parisista Parvan by the Jaina Dharma Prasaraka Sabha of Bhavanagar is in my possession.
In the first edition I had given, in the appendix, the version of some stories of the Parisista Parvan as given in Devandra's Tika of the Uttaradhyayana. Instead of them I desire to publish the original version of these stories which is found in 1 "Avasyaka Niryukti. 2. Churni. 3. Tika of the Avasyaka, 4. Visesavasyakabhasya by Jinabhadraganin and in the Churni and Bhasya belonging to the Brihat Kalpa and Nisitha Sutras. I should be very grateful if you would be kind enough to lend me manuscripts of any or all these works. Of course any Mss. you lend me will be taken great care of, and when done with, will be returned without delay.
I had a visit from Mr. Banarsi Das Jain, Lahore, and expect one from Mr. Kapadia, Bombay. You see even here we are in personal contact with Jainas. Hoping you well. I am with kind regards,
yours sincerely,
Prof. HERMANN JACOBI. (12)
Bonn 2nd November 1926.
59, Niebuhrstrasse Dear sir,
Accept my hearty thanks for your kind letter dated 18. IX. which reached me when I was abroad visiting my sons in different parts of the country. Hence the delay of my answer.
I have got the edition of the Visesāvasyaka Bhāsya and Mr. Keshavlal Premchand Mody will send me copies of the remaining editions of works I shall need for the preface of the 2nd edition of the Parisista Parvan. For the present I should Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
