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subject, standing mil vary between Jaina Darsana (Gujarati and Hindi) by Sunilizāyavijayaji which is a popular book meant for lay readers and Jaina Darlana ! Hindi) by Dr. Mahendrakumar which can be rear and appriciated only by scholars. Hayavāda (Sanmati Jfrânapitha, Agra, 1988 1,Huni Phulacadra is a good Hindi book on a fundamental principle of Jaina philossphy which tries to embrance the sanifold aspects of truth.
Prof. V. P. Jolirapurkar has viven a book on Bhattaraka Samprerjaya (Sholapur, 1958). He has wollected useful material for the history of Phattárakas from colophons and inscription: and has given a treatment of the history and social significance of the institution of Bhattārakas who, like Caityavási Yatis of the Svetámhara sect, have made important contributions to literature and art. 3ft. K. B. Jindal has brought out a uslui collection of essays (Calcutta, 1958) published forncly as Introductions to different volumes of the Sacred Looks of the Jainas, trut it is curious that the names of the authors are not mentioned. Vaicali / 2nd edition, Bombay, 1958) By A cárja Vijayendrasűri is a yood Hindi monograph on his torical genvgraphy. The author has rightly identified KsatriyaKunda, the birth-plars, of Bahasira, with Vásukunda near Vaibali, which is morien Basa tha in Bihar, where the Bihar Guernment has founied the Vailai Institute for Jaina studies.
This Doctisal thesis of Dr. Amarchand :Sittal, the Early History of Oriza, a csiderable part of which deals with the early Buictory of Jainism in this province, is being printed by the Jaina Cultural Rescarche Society. Dr. J. P. Jain has studied for his Tectorate the Jaina Sources of the history of ancient India (100 BC to GD A.D.;, and Dr. Prayash Chandra worked on Jainish in Rajasthan,
Juni Vilalavijayaji fras given tno small historical mong graphs on lifícret Jaina Tistice in Gujarat-ons on Cär Jaina Tirto ! Brandagar, 1955) nating with Matar, Ssjítrā, Kairā and thrikā, and another on Kavi, Gandhar and Jhagadiá ( Bharnagar, 1957). Jiuni Parakavijagaji has written an
