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The Government of Bihar established the Research. Institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa at Vaishali in 1955 with the object inter alia 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 Institutes established and being run by the Government of Bihar. The other five are: (i) Mithila Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning at Darbhanga; (ii) K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute for research in Indian History, at Patna; (iii) Bihar Rastra Bhasa Parishad for research and publication in Hindi, at Patna; (iv) Nava Nalanda Mahavihara for Post-graduate studies and research in Pali and Buddhist learning, at Nalanda and (v) Institute of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Arabic and Persian, at Patna.
As a part of the programme of rehabilitating and reorientating ancient learning and scholarship this is the Research Volume Number 14 which is a new edition of Nayacandra Suri's Rambhämañjari with English translation. The Government of Bihar hope to continue to sponsor such projects and trust that this humble service to the world of scholarship and learning would bear fruit in fulness of time.
Aho! Shrutgyanam
