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2005
FOREWARD BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF BIHAR
1. The Government of Bihar established the K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute in 1950 with the object, interalia to promote historical research, archaeological excavations and investigations and publication of works of permanent value to scholars. The Institute along with five others was planned by this Government as a token of their homage to the tradition of learning and scholarship for which ancient Bihar was noted. Apart from the Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute, five others have been established to give incentive to research and advancement of knowledge the Nalanda Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Pali and Buddhist learning at Nalanda, the Mithila Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit learning at Darbhanga, the Bihar Rashtrabhasha Parishad for advanced studies and research in Hindi at Patna, the Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Jainism and Prakri Learning at Vaishali and the Institute of Postgraduate Studies and Research in Arabic and Persian learning at Patna.
2. As apart of this programme of rehabilitating and reorientating ancient learning and scholarship, the K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute bas undertaken the editing and publication of the Tibetan Sanskrit Text Series with the co-operation of scholars in Bihar and outside. Another series of Historical Research works for elucidating the history and culture of Bihar and India has also been started by the Institute. The Government of Bihar hope to continue to sponsor such projects and trust that this humble service to the world of scholarship and learning would bear fruit in the fullness of time.
