Studies in Jaina Art

Author(s): Umakant P Shah
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
We feel immense pleasure in bringing out the second reprint edition of this valuable title, Studies in Jaina Art' by an eminent scholar of Jaina Art, Late Dr. U.P. Shah. Its first edition was brought cut by Jaina Cultural Research Society, Banaras (later on merged in Pārsvanātha Vidyapitha, Varanasi). A series of four lectures on Jain Art, form the content of this title. The lecture was delivered by the author during March 11-15, 1954 in the College of Indology, B.H.U. The Publisher's note of the first edition throws sufficient light on the nature, scope and importance of this title.
The book has been out of print since long and was in great demand by scholars of Indian Art in general and Jaina Art in particular; hence, we decided to bring its second edition.
We take this opportunity to express our gratitude and pay homage to the author, Late Dr. U.P. Shah. We also express our deep sense of gratitude to the great savant of Jainism, Padmabhūşaņa Pt. Dalsukh D. Malvania, the then Secretary, Cultural Research Society and instrumental in bringing out this book.
We are very thankful to Dr. Sagarmal Jain, Director Emeritus, and Dr. Shriprakash Pandey, lecturer in Jainology, Pārsvanātha Vidyapitha for their valuable suggestion to get this book reprinted. We are thankful to Dr. Vijaya Kumar Jain, who managed it through the press.
Our thanks are also due to M/s Kabra Offset, Varanasi for its speedy and beautiful printing.
B.N. Jain
Secretary Pārsvanātha Vidyāpītha