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Ayaramgasuttar (Acarangasutram), edited by Muni Jambuvijaya I Jaina-Agama-Serics, no. 2(1)). Bumbay, Sri Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya, 1977.89 +422 pp. Rs. 40.00. This new edition of the Jain agama-s was planned by Sri Punyavijayaji (1895--1971). The first volume (Nandisulta and Anuogadara) was published in 1968, volume four part 1 1 Vijahapannatti, saya 1 -. 9) in 1974 and voluine 9, parts 1 and 2 (Pannavana) in 1969 und 1971.' Muni Jambuvijay: edition of the 4 yaranjasulta is based upon six palin-leaf manuscripts and eight paper manuscripts (ct. pp. 66. 67). The information given on these manuscripts in the Sanskrit and the finglish forcwords is very brief (pp. 59--60, 66-67). Muni Jambuvijaya hias added a long introduction in Gujarati (pp. 15-55) of which I have been unable to make any use. In 1910 Walther Schubrug edited the first srutaskandha. In 1924 he wrote: "vom Ayara ist der Schreiber dieser Zeilen, nuchduin er den wichtigsten Teil vorgelegt, die zweite Halfte wenigstens der Offentlichkeit noch schuldig." Alas, Schubring's w on of the second frutaskandha was never published. Muni Jambuvijaya writes that in preparing this critical edition he consulted old manuscripts of such works as the Acarangacurni, the Acarangavrtti and the Nisithacurni. Readings froin these manuscripts were collected by Sri Punyavijayaji. The editor has added several appendices (word index, pp. 299-389; passages abridged by java or by numerals, pp. 390 -- 395; identical or partly identical sutras, pp. 396-398; sloka index, pp. 399-400; comparison of passages of the Acarangusutta with similar passages in Vedic and Buddhist works, pp. 401 - 412). Addenda and corrigenda are given on pp. 413-416 and readings of manuscript samdi on pp. 416--422. This manuscript was obtained by the cditor when the text had already been printed. For this reason scadings found in it and not already mentioned in the notes are listed here. Muni Jambuvijaya's edition of the Acarangasulta is based upon more manuscript materials