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observations about Jaina epigraphy (JOI, IX. 1, September 1959). Mr. Bhăvarlal Nahata has published a Gurvávali of Pippala Gaccha in Sanskrit and Old Gujarāti (VVSG). Muni Ramanikavijayaji has written a paper on the Arhadgitū of Upārlıyāya Meghavijaya, composed in imitation of the Bhagavadgitā, and Dr. Gulabchand Chaudhari has described the Jaina contribution to metrics (Rajendrasúri Smáraka Grantha). Mr. Agarchand Nahata has contributed a paper on Svetambara poets of Ujjayini ( Vikrama, III, 2, May 1959).
Dr. J. S. Jatiy las briesly reviewed some unpublished philosophical works by Jaina writers. He has written about Nyāyālajkára Tippana of Abhayatilala, which is a voluminous running commentary of 12,000 Slokas on four Nyāya works, viz., the Brāşya of Vatsyāyana, the Varttika of Udyotakara, the Tátparyatiká ní Vācaspati Misra and Tatparyaparisuddhi of Udayanācārya (JOI, VIII. I, September 1958). Dr. Jetly has also written on the Tarkatarangiņi and Saśadhara Tippana of Gunaratnagani ( JOJ, VIII. 4, June 1959). The former work is a commentary on the Prakasikā of Govardhanācārya which itself is a commentary on the Tarkabhāsā of Kesavamisra, while the latter one is a brief running gloss on the VyāyasidBhāntadipa of Sasadhara Misra.
Prof. Hajime Kalamura has written an interesting paper on Vedānta philosophy as seen from the scriptures of early Jainism (JOI, VIII. 2, December 1958). Prof. Prithvi Raj Jaina has written about Jamüli's life and his point of difference from Hahüvira ; Mr. Jalvania has tried to show that Mallavādin, author of Tippana on Dharmottara's Tikū on the Nyāyabindu of Dharmnakirti, is different from Mallavādin, author of the Nayacakja ; Muni Punyavijayaji has noticed a very remarkable manuscript of the Xayacakra copied down by the great logician Yasovijaya ; Dr. Gulabchand Chaudhari has collecter references to Jainism in the Palj Canon ; Mr. Paclmanablia Jaini has discus. - ced the concept of Arhat; and Dr. N. 31, Tatia has written on
