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Ôn Karamas in Jaina Calendar left for the linguists to see how far this change affects the chronology of AJ.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors are grateful to Prof. Peiyavrata Sharma for valuable discussions. Thanks are also due to Rev. Munishree Abhay Sagarji for encouragement and Vardhamana kendra, Ahmedabad, for financial support.
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Astronomy. The Jaina Antiquary, Vol. 29 No. 1-2. pp 19-32. 2. The JP is the sixth upånga (sub-limb) of Jaina canon of sacred literature. For
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