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Dr. M. Winternitz Prague University (Checoslovakia )
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Bombay, Nov. 30, 1922. My dear sir,
I was grieved to hear of the passing away of the great and good Shastravisharada Jainacharya Vijayadharma Suri, just before I left Eruope. I heard the sad news from my pupil Dr. Stein and from the Czechsolovakian Consul Dr. Pertold. In his last letter dated 21. 7. the Acharya Maharaj wrote to me that he was somewhat better and hope to recover his health and I was looking forward to the pleasure of meeting him per. sonally, after having been in correspondence with him for many years. I shall never forget his great kindness in sending me many rare and valuable books wanted for my work. In his letter of 15th March. 1921, he wrote to me the kind words. “ It is quite natural that everybody should help his colleage and specially in these times". And he did help me as much as he could. In the perface to the third volume of my History of Indian Literature I bad expressed my thanks to the Acharya for all his kind help. Alas, when I read the proofsheet of this preface, I had to add that he whom I wished to thank was no more among the living. Acharya Vijayadharmasuri will always be remembered not only as a great scholar and a promi. nent priest of his community but also as one who has had the collaboration of Indian and Western scholars at heart, and has rendered excellent services to. Sanskrit Scholarship by the help he has offered to his fellow students in Europe. His Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
