M. A. Pali Selections (Part- I)

The present works, the M. A. Pali Selections Part-I and Part-II, have been planned and designed to replace an earlier edition entitled M. A. Pali Course Part-I and Part-II edited by DR. BIMALA CHURN Law, and published by the University of Calcutta as far back as in 1941. For a long time these have been out of print creating a great problem both for the students and the teachers. To solve this problem I have prepared these Selections by adding some Sanskrit and Pali pieces to meet the need of the syllabus.

I convey my heartfelt gratitude to the Respected Vice-chancellor, Professor Rathindra Narayan Basu, Pro-Vicechancellor (Academic Affairs) Professor Prabuddha Nath Ray and Pro-Vice-chancellor (Business Affairs & Finance) Professor Hiran Kumar Banerjee, Calcutta University for their kind permission to get the Pali Selections reprinted and re-edited.

I have edited the Selections in consultation with Professor Herambanath Chatterjee Sastri, Retired Professor and Ex-Principal and Research Professor of Smriti and Purāna, Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta ; Professor Binayendranath Choudhury ; Dr. B. M. Barua, Research Professor of Pali and Buddhism, The Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Retired Professor and Officiating Principal of Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta ; Professor Dipak Kumar Barua, Director, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, Bihar, India and Professor Sukomal Choudhuri, Principal, Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta, Guest Lecturer Department of Pali, Calcutta University. I am grateful to all of them.

I am thankful to Dr. Kanai Lal Hazra, Ex-Reader and Head of the Department of Pali, Calcutta University ; Dr. Asha Das, Ex-Reader and Head of the Department of Pali, Calcutta University ; Dr. Manikuntala Haldar (De), Senior Lecturer, Department of Pali, University of Calcutta ; Dr. Sadhan Chandra Sarkar, Reader and Head of the Department of Pali, Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta, Lecturer, Department of Sanskrit and Pali, Calcutta University, for their co-operation and guidance in preparing these Selections.

I also convey my thanks to Sri Pradip Kumar Ghosh, Superintendent, Calcutta University Press for expediting the printing work of these Selections.

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