________________ 483 Vaishali Prakrit Jain Research Institute also awarded scholarships purely on merit basis for carrying their research work. While the research scholars and members of the teaching staff of the Institute carry on research work individually in their specialized fields of study, the Institute as such has from time to time short and longterm programmes of research too. Two Japanese scholars worked here as research scholars and produced works of great significance without however submitting them for an examination. Mr. M. Shinoda worked on Abhidhamma-Samuchchayatika and Mr. Hanaki translated the Anuyogaddaraim into English. Some of the important authors on whom researches have been completed here are Valmiki (6th-5th century B. C.), Vimalasuri (5th century A. D.), Kundakunda (650-701 A. D.), Haribhadra (c. 827 A.D.), Pushpadanta (10th century A. D.) and Raidhu (1380 A. D.). Some important Prakrit and Sanskrit texts wbich have also formed the subjects of research at the Institute are, Satapatha Brahmana (a pre. Buddhistic Brabmanical work), Mahabharata (6th-5th century B. C.) of Vyasa, Vasudevahindi (c. 3rd 4th century A. D.) of Sanghadasa Gani, Meghaduta (c. 400 A. D.) of Kalidasa, Budhasvamin's Brihatkatha-Slokasangraha (c. 5th century A. D.), Paumachariyan (473 A. D.) of Vimalasuri, Acharanga Sutra (the first Anga of Jain canonical literature) (6th century A. D.), Bhagavari Sutra (the fifth Anga), Paimachartu (later half of 9th century A. D.) of Svayambhu, Karpuraman jari of Rajasek bara (880-920 A. D.), Mahapurana (c. 959-965 A. D.) of Pushpadanta, Harivansapurana (c. 1150 A.D.) of Jayasena and Sandesaraska (12th century A.D.) of Abdul Rahman. Besides, some of the important topics of research completed here relate to non-violence, Buddhist and Jaina Achata, Linguistics including Bajjika (Skt. Vtijika, Pali Vajji) language and so forth. Publication Publication of valuable works embodying researches in the field of Prakrit & Jainology is an important activity of the Institute. So far, eighteen such works have been published by the Institute. These works comprise critical studies, original researches, critical editions and translations. Among the publications of this lostitute are the scholarly works of Dr. J. C. Sikdar, Dr. Nemi Chandra Shastri, Dr. K. R. Chandra and Dr. Kanchhedilal Jain. Besides some of its own researches, one of the important publications of the Institute is a work on Hastimalla (later half of the 12th century A. D.). Some critical editions published by the Institute pertain to important texts such as the Ardhamagadbi Agama
