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Glossary contains an index of words with their meanings and Pali and Sanskrit equivalents.
It will be seen that the plan of the chapters appearing in Part II of this instalment was worked ont independently of the rery valuable suggestions of R. Otto Franke in his article Inm Manuskript Dutreuil de Rhins contributed to the 2. D.M.G. (60), 1906, and of Sylvain Lévi in his Study of the Recensions of the Dhammapada (J. A. September-October, 1912). We have the satisfaction to note that our readjustments and identifications coincide in numerous instances with theirs. The names of scholars who have contributed in manifold ways to the knowledge of the Dhammapada texts will be founu in the Riblingraphy of references which follows.
Our obligation to Sir Asntosh is too great for words, and ve shall ever remain grateful to him for the personal interest he has taken in the progress of the work. Our thanks are also due to Kabibhaskar Srijut Sasankamoban Sen, B.A., the Gopaldas Chowdhury Lecturer in Bengali, who has offered 18 from time to time important suggestions particularly with regard to the interpretation of the text. We have profited a great deal by some useful suggestions from Prof. Sylvain Lévi who was good enough to read the proofs of the latter portion of the Introduction. We are no less thankful to Mr. Ramaprasad Chanda, B.A., Superintendent, Indian Museum, Calcutta, Mr. B.C. Majumdar, B.A., Lecturer in Indian Vernaculars and in Comparative Philology, Dr. D. R. Bhandarkar, M.A., Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Dr. I. J. S. Taraporewala, Professor of Comparative Philology and Dr. F. W. Thomas, Librarian, India Office Library, who have also shown interest in the preparation of an edition like the present, and to Mr. Ramaprasad Chaudhury, M.A., and Mr. Prabodhchandra Bagchi, M.A., who were kind enough to assist 118 in various ways.
It must be said to the credit of Mr. A. C. Ghatak, B.A., Superintendent, Calcutta University Press, that but for bis able
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