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Vaisali is—if I may say soma preliminary research to the book first mentioned. You informed me that you were so kind as to have dispatched a copy of it to my address. Up to now I did not yet get it. You will receive a statement of receipt immediately after baving received it, and I shall study it very carefully.
You ask me to write to you if I am in need of a book. I most cordially thank you for your kindness. Our Indian Institute baving been completely annihilated in 1943, I beg to ask whether you might let me know the address of the publisher of the Jaina Canon. Older editions being out of print, I should like to buy the canonical texts together with their commen. taries, but I do not know where to apply disposing of no catalogue I should feel most obliged to you if you were kind enough to point out to me the publisher and its address. But I do not wish to trouble you. Thanking you once more for all your kindness, I am, Your Holiness,
Yours most respectfully, FRIEDRICH WELLER
(5) Leipzig. C. 1. Stephanstrasse 12/ii. r.,
July 4, 58. Your holiness,
You were kind enough to have dispatched to my address four works in six volumes and a few days later I received your letter dated June 28, 58. I acknowledge their receipt with many thanks....
1. 8. 58. Since I began this letter some weeks passed away. Having fallen ill the 12th of May. 58, I was not too well during the
last weeks. I apologize for the delay in writing to you caused Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
