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the Jainism and specially I am very glad that I may correspond with the chief of the Jain Church and protector of the studies on this sphere.
I take the liberty to offer once again my best congratula. tions and I hope that you will work a great many of years to the welfare of the whole Jain community, With sincere respects and regards,
yours faithfully, Prof. W. KIRFEL
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Godesberg b. Bonn, the 20. 11. 1922. Venerable Sir,
I thank you for your letter of 22 Oct. and I will reply directly. You will have received my last in the meantime.
The premature death of your Acharya is very sorrow, and he has me very much afflicted. His Holiness was a famous scholar and particularly a great promoter of literary studies. This have acknowledged in the western worlds the great oriental societier of Germany and Italy through the domination of bis Holiness as Hon. Member. The European Scholars just as those of India are obliged to him very much. His name will live on and it will be not easily for his respectable successor to exel him.
When you would send to me the proof-sheets of my article for a very short time, I should be very grateful to you. Since
you permit to me to ask you for any literary work I should Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
