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have been known and recognized in Europe amongst the circle of Jainologists and other Sanskrit and Prakrit scholars. It will be a cause of not a little surprise to people in India to know that the Western scholars have evinced a great deal of interest in the life and work of the Acharya, so much so that some of them, e. g. Dr. J. Hertel of Germany, Dr. A. Guérinot of France, and Dr. F. Belloni-Filippi of Italy have written biographical accounts of him in scientific Oriental Journals.
