Paumchariyam Part 2

Author(s): Vimalsuri, Punyavijay, Harman
Publisher: Prakrit Granth Parishad

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(b) To set up Libraies and Museums for Prakrit manuscripts, painting, coins, archaeological
find and other material of historical and cultural importance. (5) To preserve manuscripts discovered or available in various Bhandars throughout India, by
modern scientific means inter alia photostat, microfilming, photography, lamination and
other latest scientific methods. (6) To manage or enter into any other working arrangements with other Societies having any of
their objects similar or allied to any of the objects of the Society. (7) To undertake such activities as are incidental and conducive, directly or indirectly, to and in
furtherance of any of the above objects. From its inception the Prākrit Text Society was fortunate to have received the active support of Late Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of Republic of India, who was its Chief Patron and also one of the six Founder Member.
HEREWITH we are publishing Second part of Paumacariya of Vimalasuri. The First Part was issued in 1962. Over and above giving the Hindi Translation as in the First Part, this second Part includes some valuable APPENDICES and NOTES on the Orthography of the MSS. etc. For preparing the latter we are thankful to Dr. K. R. Chandra.*
The programme of work undertaken by the Society involves considerable expenditure, towards which liberal grant have been made by the following Government :
Government of India
Assam Andhra Bihar Delhi Hydrabad Kerala Madhya Pradesh Madhya Bharat
Rs. 10,000 Rs. 12,500 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 10,000 Rs, 5,000 Rs. 3,000 Rs. 5,000 Rs. 22,500 Rs. 10,000
Madras
Rs. 25,000 Mysore
Rs. 5,000 Orissa
Rs. 12,500 Punjab
Rs. 25,000 Rajasthan
Rs. 15,000 Saurashtra
Rs. 1,250 Travancore-Cochin Rs. 2,000 Uttar Pradesh Rs. 25,000 West Bengal Rs. 5,000 Maharashtra Rs. 5,000
To these have been added grants made by the following Trusts and individual philanthropists:Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
Rs. 10.000 Shri Girdharlal Chhotala! Rs. 5,000 Seth Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Trust Rs. 20,000 Shri Tulsidas Kilachand Rs. 2,500 Seth Narottam Lalbhai Trust Rs. 10,000 Shri Laharchand Lalluchand Rs. 1,000 Seth Kasturbhai Lalbhai Trust Rs. 8,000 Shri Nahalchand Lalluchand Rs. 1,000 Shri Ram Mills, Bombay Rs. 5'000 Navjivan Mills
Rs. 1,000 The society records its expression of profound gratefulness to all these donors for their generous gtants-in-aid to the Society. Ahmedabad.
P. L. VAIDYA 25th December, 1968.
H. C. BHAYANI
General Editors
. For some fresh and additional information on the date, sources and influence of Paumacariya readers are referred
to the articles as indicated : (i) New Light on the Date of Paumacariyam, Journal of the Oriental Institute, Baroda, Vol. XIII, No. 4, June, 1964 (ii) Sources of the Rama-story o Paumacariyam, JOI, Baroda, Vol, XIV, No. 2, December, 1964 (iii) Extant of the Influence of the Rama-story of Paumacariyam, JOI, Baroda, Vol.XV, No 3-4 March-June, 1966, (iv) Interveni 13 Stories of Paumacariyam and their sources, JOI, Baroda, Vol. XVI, No. 4, June, 1967.