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I have been very busy all the time with revising the first volume of my . History of Indian Literature' for the English translation, which is passing through the Press at Calcutta. The second volume which will be printed in the course of next year, will contain the section on Jaina literature, and I shall try to make it as complete as possible, if you and my other my Jaina friends will help me in getting the books which up to bow I have not got yet. Thus, I do not possess an edition of the PAUMACARIYA पउमचरिय or पद्मचरित (the oldest Jaina verson of the Ramayana ) by Vimalasuri; it has been edited by Prof. Jacobi, but few copies bave come to Europe, and in some of these copies four leaves ( containing XV, 15 ff.) are missing. If you could get for me a complete copy of this work, I should be much obliged to you.
Another book which I shculd like to treat more fully in my History is Hemacandra's Trisastisalakapurusacaritra त्रिषष्टिशलाकापुरुषचरित्र of which I have not yet been able to get a copy. The same is the case with Bhavadevasuri's Parsvanathacaritra 917aar ofta published at Banares 1912. I under. stand that a Commentary on Somadeva Suri's Nitivakyam?ta has lately been edited in a volume of the Manikachandra Digambara Jaina Series. If you could help me in obtaining these books, I should feel greatly obliged to you.
I often remember my visit to Shivpuri, and shall never forget the happy days I spent there in your company.
With my kindest regards,
Yours very sincerely,
M. WINTERNITZ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
