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PREFACE
I have pleasure in presenting this volume of Jain Tales which I hope is the first in a series of at least three such collections. The story literature is extensive enough to fill many more volumes.
I must say how very gratefull am to the authorities of the Prakrit Text Society, Ahmedabad for entrusting the work to me. I did enjoy doing it, though owing to my illness I could not complete it within time.
I am also grateful to my colleagues for their co-operation. They were as much experts in their work as indulgent to me. They are Dr. J. C. Jain, Dr. P. M. Upadhye, Professor R. P. Nipanikar, Professor S. T. Nimkar, Dr. (Mrs) Nirmala Chheda and Dr. G. S. Bedagkar. I must add here a special word of thanks to the last mentioned colleague for his unstinted help. He edited the English translation as it came from the other colleagues and helped me in whatever way I needed.
I offer my sincere thanks to Prof. Chandrakantbhai Kadia for his keen interest in seeing this book through the press. I record my thanks to Dr. Shri Prakash Pandey, Research Officer at the Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre, Ahmedabad for carefully reading proofs and to the authorities of the Press, Typographers, Ahmedabad for the excellent printing and get up of the book.
I would particularly mention Professor Dalsukhbhai D. Malvania and Dr. H. C. Bhayani for their steady appreciation which I have been enjoying for the last many years. But for their help this book would not have been.
Finally I must express my sincere thanks to the authorities of the Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre for their keen interest in this work and for undertaking its publication.
- V. M. Kulkarni
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