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The Government of Bihar established the Research Institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa at Vaishali in 1955 with the object,interalia, to promote advanced studies and research in Prakrit and Jainology and to publish works of permanent value to scholars. This Institute is one of the six Research Institues being run by the Government of Bihar. The five others are:(i) Mithila Institute of Post-Gaduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning at Darbhanga; (ii) Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute for research in ancient, medieval and modern Indian History at Patna; (ii) Bihar Pastrabhasa Parishad for Research and Advanced Studies in Hindi at Patna; (iv) Nava Nalanda Mahavihar for Research and PostGraduate studies in Buddhist Learning and Pali at Nalanda and(v) Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Arabic and Persian Learn. ing at Patna.
As part of this programme of rehabilitating and reorientating ancient learning and scholarship, this is the Research Vol.No.45 which is the Ph.D. thesis of Dr. Manjubala approved by the BRA Bihar Univarsity, Muzaffarpur. Government of Bhiar hope to continue to sponsor such projects and trust that this humble service to the world of scholarship and learning would bear fruit in the fullness of time.
