The History and Bibliography of Nyaya- Vaisesika Literature (An Old and Rare Book)

Preface We are privileged to present before the academic world the reprint of the twelve volumes of the famous "The Princess of Wales Sarasvati Bhavana Studies" published between the year 1922 and 1954 under the authority of the Government of the United Provinces with Dr Ganganatha Jha as its first editor. We are thankful to the University Grants Commission for releasing adequate funds for the publication.

The present editor takes upon himself the responsibility of reprinting the volumes according to a principle convenient and commendable to readers by putting together in one separate book the several articles from the pen of a single writer published serially in successive volumes on one subject. To mention, Mm. Ganganatha Jha's 'Studies in Hindu Law' and Mm. Gopinatha Kaviraja's 'The History and Bibliography of Nyaya-Vaisesika Literature', which appear in Vols. I-IV and VI and Vols. III-V and VII respectively are printed in two separate books. The foot-notes in the original volumes are collected here at the end, the text mentioning their -numbers serially. And, indices which will enable scholars to consult those portions of the text where they occur has been inserted.

Mm. Gopinatha Kaviraja's articles on ''The History and Bibliography of Nyaya-Vaige6ka Literature' which are contained in the original volume of the series from the third to the fifth and the seventh, form the text of the present book which contains the following sections.

Book's Contents and Sample Pages