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since my return from India, but I know that you will pardon me, because you are aware of my deep sympathy with every. thing connected with the noble Dharma of the Tirhakaras. Besides, time passes without our noticing it, and moreover, I have been expecting to hear from my friend Doshi about the printing of my lectures in Shivpuri and Agra, but have not heard anything.
Many thanks for the Thetfool which is a very useful work. For the benefit of European students it would perhaps have been good to give an alphbetical list of the HT: but that is not essential. Would you kindly convey my compliments to the learned author.
When I was in Shivpuri you kindly presented me with a copy of the 91 THE HEUT of which then two parts had been issued. Has the publication been continued, and where could I get further issues ? It is a very important work,
On my way home I went to see Professor Jacobi, who last year filled his 75th year, but is still keen on studying the Jain Agamas. It was a great pleasure to meet him again. There is no European scholar who has done more for elucidation of the history of Jain Dharma than he and I know that his work is highly apprecited by you even though you do not always accept his result. We are indepted to him for opening our eyes to the fact that Jain historical tradition contains so much reliable information.
Since I came home, I have had to clear off arrears of work and to give lectures. I have also undertaken to write a short account of modern Hinduism which will take me some time. Then I have to publish the Kharoshthi inscriptions for the Indian Government, so that my hands will be fully occupied
for sometime to come. But some day I hope to be able to Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
