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Pravacanasāra
Throughout my studies, directly or indirectly, I have received much inspiration and guidance from the works of German Indologists. As a token of my respect for the tradition of German scholarship I have dedicated this work to Professor Dr. W. SCHUBRING and Professor Dr. L. ALSDORF who so worthily represent that great tradition in the field of Indology. I have had very close academic contacts (in the case of Dr. SCHUBRING only through correspondence) with them both during the last twentyfive years; and they have been a source of encouragement to me.
My sincere thanks are due to Shri RAOJIBHAI DESAI and to the Trustees of the Ashrama. I must confess that but for the kindly and courteous pressure of Shriman RAOJIBHAI, I would have hesitated to undertake this edition at a time when I had several earlier commitments on hand. Kundakunda's utterances have given me a great solace in my life all along; and naturally, I could not resist this privilege of editing the Pravacanasāra once more.
My thanks are also due to my friend, who is even closer to me than a brother, Dr. HIRALAL JAIN, now Professor in the Jabalpur University. I have been closely associated with him in a number of literary projects for over twenty-five years; and his advice and suggestions in my work have always stood me in good stead. Shri NEMICHANDRA JAIN, Vakil, Saharanpur, made me some suggestions on some of the readings in the Sanskrit commentaries; and Dr. V. P. JOHRAPURKAR, Jaora, placed at my disposal his collations of two Mss. of the Pravacanasāra: my thanks are due to both of them. I am benefited by some of the ideas of the late B. FADDEGON who has so carefully translated into English the Pravacanasāra along with the Sanskrit commentary of Amộtacandra (Cambridge 1935).
Lastly, I would be failing in my duty, if I did not record my sincere gratitude to the University Grants Commission for having so graciously made me the Grant intended for Retired Teachers. It is this timely aid that has enabled me, even after retirement, to pursue my researches in my specialised branches of Indology with the peace of mind all such work needs.
karmanyevādhikāras te:
Dhavala VIII, Rajarampuri, Kolhapur-1
1st Oct. 1964
A. N. UPADHYE
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