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colleague Mr. Banarsi Das Jain. who had been invited to advise, consulted several other scholars, including Drs. Gune, Belvalkar, and A. B. Dhruva. It was then decided that the meanings of the Prakrit words should be given in English as well as in Hindi and Gujarati. The editing and the Gujarati translation have been done by Swami Ratnachandraji, a renowned monk of great literary abilities and reputation, while the Hindi and English translations are by other hands. The expenses have been borne by the S. S. Jain Conference. As Dr. Suali records, the question was debated at the Jain (Svetambara) Conference at Bhavanagar in 1908. The opinion of Prof. H. Jacobi was asked, and he had suggested the name of Dr. Suali. This Dictionary, however, is not of the comprehensive character then contemplated. It has been confined to Ardha-Magadhi.
3. Ardha-Magadhi Glossaries and Encyclopaedias:
Several Jain Sutras have been published with Prakrit-Sanskrit glossaries. The following may be mentioned:
I. Ayāramga ( Acārānga-sutra ). First Śruta-skandha, ed. W. Schubring, German Oriental Society, Leipzig, 1910.
II. Fragment der Bhagavati, ed. Weber. Legend of Khamdaka. Berlin, 1866-67.
III. Specimen der Nayadhammakaha, by P. Steinthal. First Chapter; Leipzig, 1881.
IV. Uvasagadasão, ed. Hoernle, Calcutta, 1888-90.
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Ovavaiya (Aupapātika ), ed. E. Leumann, Leipzig, 1883. VI. Nirayavaliya-suttam, ed. S. J. Warren, Amsterdam, 1879. VII. Kappa-suttam, ed. H. Jacobi, Leipzig, 1879.
Mention should be made of the Abhidhāna-Rajendra. Some 30 years ago a Jain priest, Rajendra Vijaya by name, conceived
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