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I am sure that your assitance will not fail my endeavours. Hoping you to be well,
yours truly,
W. SCHUBRING
P. S. First in the moment when these lines are written, I got the above named two books. Please accept my sincere thanks for them too.
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Hamburg 13th Oct. 1926.
Dear Suri,
Your letter dated 1st August was duly to hand. It is with great interest that I got your news about the Shatrunjaya. Hill-matter and I wish you every success in that difficult affair. As to the loan of books done, according to your opinion, from my side, I am sure that there must have happened a kind of error or rather some confusion with another person. I do not possess the said books nor have I borrowed them from anyone.
A few weeks ago, we had a great meeting of German Orientalists at Hamburg, among them many indologists, I was glad to see Professors Jacobi, Leumann, Kirfel and among the others, Professor Konow, whom you know personally, if I am rightly informed.
My book on the Svetambara Agama with translation of parts of Acharanga and Sutrakritanga, will come out in a few weeks. Though it is written in German language, I believe that you will take interest in seeing it.
Today, I herewith enclose a little essay on the "Decay and Preservation of Mahavira Doctrine according to the Jaina Agama", based on Kalpasutra, Angaculiya and Vaggaculiya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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