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Vol. XVII. No. 3 research work is done, (ii) List of senior scholars who have supervised. (iii) List of Research centres (iv) List of journals interested in the research work and this is followed by jainological Research abroad and Research works in progress also.
Furthermore the author has given a list of 95 topics suggested by Acharya Gopilal Amar which may be taken up for research in Jainology. In this way indeed the work of course deserves hearty congratulations. It is an incentive for the quest of knowledge and of enormous importance to scholars in the field.
2. Gommatesa–Thudi of Acharya Nemichandra Siddhanta Cakravarti. Critically Edited by Dr. B. K. Khadabadi and published by Sri Kundkund Bharti, New Delhi, 1990, price : Rs. 20.00 pages 65+24.
Gommațesa—thudi-Hymn of Gommațesa by Acharya Nemichandra Siddhanta--cakravarti first came to light in 1979 on the eve of the 1000th anniversary of the image of Bahubali.
It was in 1975 that Ācarya Sri Vidyānandji had brought out to light its first five verses, and then in 1979 its full text with Hindi translation and a few explanatory notes. Later this hymn rose to great popularity both among scholars and general votaries of Bhagwan Bahubali and created a great stir in all sections of Jains and non-Jains alike,
It is really very gratifying to not that an eminent Prakrit scholar and Jainologist like Dr. B. K. Khadabadi has prepared a critical edition of this hymn. He has made every effort to make this critical edition a success by providing scholarly introduction, critical text, translation, references, notes and appendics ctc. His scientific discussion about the title, authorship, date, language, metre and other connected matters pertaining to the hymn is quite through and revealing.
Dr. Khadabadi himself felt and reconciled the need of an English edition of this melodious hymn and was drawn to this desidertum. He undertook and completed it alongwith his own english poetic composition on Lord Gommatesvara entitled Obeisance in the octave form.
Publication is neat and clean and it looks complete in all aspects. It is also encouraging that the Kundakunda bharti, New Delhi has published this important edition. We hope this would be widely welcomed by the English knowing people both in India and abroad.
-Parmeshwar Solanki
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