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bestowed upon the revision of the manuscript, and upon the arrangements for printing and publication, I now beg to tender my cordial thanks. Without the help of these three friends, Dr. F. W. Thomas, Brothers Sital Pershad and Warren, it would have been impossible for the book to have seen the light.
Last but not least, I must express my heartfelt obligation to His Highness Mahārājādhirāj Rāja Rājeshwara Sawāi Shri Tukõji Rão Holkar Bahādur, Chief of the Native State of Indore in Central India. for his gracious permission to dedicate the book to him. In this comexion, I must thank also my friends, Rai Bahadur Mr. Seraymal Bapna, B.A., B.Sc., LL.B., Home Minister, and Rai Bahadur Major Ram Prasad Dube, M.A., B.Sc., LL.B. Revenue Minister. both of Indore State, for reading through the manuscript in London in 1913. before His Highness the Mahārāja Holkar accepted the dedication.
In conclusion, I must confess that the book is a very humble attempt to give a brief but accurate and authoritative sketch of Jainism. I am convinced that in its spirit and essential doctrines Jainism has that in it which satisfies the deepest and the most varied wants-mental
