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do not rejoice to have and study Jaina texts. Our Indian Institute was completely annihilated by bombs. I know that I cannot buy canonical Jaina works with their commentaries, collections of Jaina Kathas, not even the works of Hemavijaya. I know that I am not expected to give tit for tat, but to accept in freedom what is presented in freedom. But in spite of all this, I feel somewhat shy and do not know what to answer. You will understand me. With deepest gratitude, I thank you for your offer to help me by sending Jaina books to me, but I beg to leave it to your decision whether you present me with Jaina books.
However, you will decide please feel assured that I shall never forget how kind you were to me, and what a willing man can do to work I shall do. Let me hope that you will say with a German poet: Late you come, but you come"
Yours most respectfully, FRIEDRICH WELLER
Leipzig C. 1. Stephanstrasse 12 ii. r..
May 11, 58. Your Holiness,
I acknowledge with many thanks receipt of your postcard dated May 1, 58. It is a very great pleasure to me that you remember me and I am glad of the good wishes you were kind enough to send to me. The greatest pleasure to me is, however, that you will present us with a history of the life of Lord Mahavira. I feel assured that this book will be a fundamental work indispensible to each scholar in the field of Indology.
I think the investgation you just published under the title of Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
