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And further on which is a good Gujarati Dictionary ? Can you recommend me one ? I shall try to get it elsewhere, as I am not able to work really well without a Gujarati Dictionary.
I thank you for your kindness in advance and hope to compensate you for your trouble, by spreading in future a true knowlcdge of Jainism at my people. I scarcely imagine that I will be able to recompensate your services in other way in consequence of your being a Sadhu.
I shall extremely enjoy getting a reply of yourselves and hearing how are you and Sri Acharya Maharaj getting on. I suppose well.
In the same moment, I got a parcel with books from Arrab, which I ordered on 22nd of April. Now I will be able to work systematically on Jainism and hope to make soon more progress. I got from Arrah three volumes of the Sacred books of the Jainas, “The key of knowledge”, “Parmatma Prakash" the "Practical Path", "Jainism by Warren” and series of smaller booklets. Lately I got also from Jamanagar" the Lokaprakasah" which I am now reading, but very slowly owing to many difficulties which must be overwhelmed.
I thank you and Sri Acharya Maharaj for your both's infinite kindness to me and patience with which you are informing me on every point that is not clear enough to me, and helping me to get the necessary books for my studies.
I wish you many success on your preaching tour, and remain,
Venerable sir, your most sincerely,
DR. O. PERTOLD Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
