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N's notes at the end of each Ullasa, leave nothing unexplained so far as the correct readings, Gunaratna's indebtedness to his predecessors and a relative evaluation of his work are corcerned. From the text-critical point of view the notes are very valuable.
As Dr. N's work is bound to be popular, I suggest the following iu the subsequent edition.
Appendix G should be divided into (wo viz G1 and G2, so that the first will list those authors and works which are merely referred to by Gunaratna. G2 will group those authors and works, actual references from which are referred to by Gunaratna. This will help also in determining the readings of those references.
As Shri N has made a very detailed study of Gunaratna and the two colamentaries to which Sāradīpikā is indebted, he should offer a critical evalution of Gunaratna's work as an independent work, and in the context of his sources. This will greatly enhance Dr. N's critical work which has required great patience.
. I congratulate Dr. Naodi for the critical edition of Gunaratna's Sāradipikā. It is an important addition in the commentary literature on the Kavyaprakāśa.
- J. M. Shukla
EKĀRTHAKOSA: edited by Samaņi Kusumaprajñā, Jain Visvabhāratı, Ladoun, Rājasthān; 1984, Price Rs. 50-00
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With the blessings of Ācārya Tulasi and under the very able supervision and care of his pupil Yuvācārya Mabāprajña, a very important research activity is going on in Lādnu, Rājasthān. Its earliest fruit has been the publication of the Jain Agamasutra viz. Āgamasuttāni in three volumes. The work offers a critical and dependable edition of all the Agamasūtras.
They have planned a number of works in this direction. They published an Agama sabdakosa, a concordance of all the important words in the Agam asūtras, with references but without the text of the references. Sambodhi XI-32
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