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svabhāvasabdah path yate (p. 236), anye 4 ça'urthapadam na pathanti tripādikametad-iti ca-āhu (p. 252).
Ratnākaraśānti's contribution is of special significance because he analyses the sunyavāda Treatises in Vijñānaváda. His commentry of Abhisamayalankāra and Pindärtha are well known. His date is also almost decided. He florished during the regime of Canaka or Mahipāla of Pala dynasty at about 974 to 1026 or 978 to 1930 A.D.
In brief it can be said that the Kasama Tantra was composed in Apabhramsa and belong to the Tradition of Buddhist Siddhas. As the editor Prof. Jagannath Upadhyay is working on Tantras and promises in his brief preface to present a study, it is wise to a wait for critical edition of the original Kasamatantra and a masterpiece of study from the pen of a scholar well equipped with traditional learning and working with great enthusiasm.
At the end appears the 'Survey and bibliography of Higher Education and Research in Prakrits and Jainology in the Universities of India'. It elaborately furnishes the details in historical persceptive with latest developments. It can be fruitfully utilised by researchers in the field. Further it serves as guidelines for advancement of extensive and intensive research in Prakrits and Jainology. A supplement to it, and Research priority in Prakrits and Jainology' is also an urgent need.
The details furnished above introduce the Faculty Journal to a larger community of scholars all over the world particularly to whom our national language and Devanāgari characters stands a bit difficult. It is hoped that this will also generate a spirit and create a good deal of interest in our national language and Devanāgari characters for the study and clear understanding of the cultural heritage of this Nation from direct sources,
It is my duty to express on behalf of the Board of Editors and my own behalf, a sense of gratitude to our learned Vice-Chancellor Professor Gaurinath Shastri who stands as an inspiration to high academic pursuit. This Vidyātīrtha is fortunate enough as most of the Vice-Chancellors at present, and the Principals at the stage of college, had been great academicians. The Journal was planned under the guidence of the outgoing ViceChancellor Professor Badarinath Shukla who showed his special interest in it. It is facinating that it is released during the silver jubilee of the University, under the patronage of present Vice-Chancellor who himself is
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