3 4 JAIN JOURNAL : VOL-XLIX, NO. 1-IV JULY 2014-JUNE 2015 A Quarterly on Jainology JAIN JOURNAL Vol. XLIX No. I-IV July 2014-June 2015 Rupees Twenty Copyright of research articles, book reviews etc. published in the Jain Journal is reserved. A Peer Reviewed Research Quarterly All contributions, which must be type-written, and correspondence Vol. 49 No. 1-4 July 2014-June 2015 regarding contributions, and book-reviews should be addressed to the Editor, Jain Journal, P-25 Kalakar Street, Kolkata-700 007. For advertisement and subscription please write to the Secretary, Jain Bhawan, P-25 Kalakar Street, Kolkata-700007. E-mail :
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