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Hamburg 13, Nov. 26th, 1925.
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Dear Suri,
Your lines of 12th Oct. duly to hand. I am glad to acknowledge to have received from Shivpuri, on 9th Nov., Sthananga P. II and Jambudvipa P. I while from Khiwandi I got besides your letter, a copy of the Vividha Vicāra-mālā, a journal which seems to be rich in contents. Let me express my very best thanks for these which comply with my desire formerly expressed.
On the other hand, I am sorry to say that I have not yet got Nandi Sutra and Rajaprashniya Sutra which you were kind enough to despatch from Khiwandi. I still hope that these books will safely come, and I shall inform you if so.
I suppose you are proceeding on your tour which will be according to what the above named Journal says, an object of joy and admiration for many people.
As to me, I was in the last year loaden with many academic duties, so that I had to postpone most of my work. But there is hope that in January my critical German translation of Acharanga (First Part) and some Chapters of Sutrakrta, with introduction and notes, will begin to be printed. I shall be glad to send you a copy of this work as well as of a little essay on those hymns in 6 languages etc. with the materials for which you kindly provided me a few years ago. The Agama sent by you will, if complete, be of greatest value for me when continuing my investigations in Jainism for our Enclopedia of Indo-Aryan Research.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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