INTRODUCTION 43 It now remains for me to perform the pleasant duty of acknowledging my indebtedness to those who have assisted me in the preparation of this edition, iu one form or another. Foremost amongst them stands Muni Sri Caturavijaya, a learned disciple of Sri Amaravijaya, who helped me by lending his press-copy of the text and the first appendix, by Correcting a great many of the revised 'proofs and by doing for me a part of the spade-work for the alphabetical index of the I am also much indebted to Mr. Madhav Vasudev Patwardlian, M. A., Bhagwandass Pursbottumdass Sanskrit Scholar (A. D. 1929), for his williog and valuable co-operation in revising the cotroductions both Sanskrit and Englisit and for assisting me to some extent is preparing an analytical digest and the errata. I an indebted to Mr. Jivancanda Sakarcanda Jaferi, too, who, in the capacity of a trustee to Sri Mohanlali Jain Central Library, Bombay, supplied me with a Ms, belonging Verses. to it. My special acknowledgements are due to Dr. Benoytosh Bhattacharyya, M. A., Ph. D., Director, Oricotal Institute, Baroda, for the splendid service lie las rendered to the cause of Jaina literature by including this work in the Gackwad Oriental Series. Finally, I record here my obligations to all authors whose works I have consulted in the compilation of this edition, Khornt wel, Buutenk.war, Domhny 11 April 19.72 H. R. KÄPADA. 1 I may add with great pleasure that my younger brother Lelped po big roading the final proofs of tho digot. 2 A part of thila W34 Hled done by Ur. Y,0. Dhuole for which I luto to thouk him
