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(iv)
 
the date of Budha is wrongly fixed and the Budha is construed as
the starting point in the historicity of the Indian culture. A
lone voice here and there is heard against it. In this book the
questions of Budha including his historicity are widely dis-
cussed. There are many Budhas and the author advances many
irrefutabla arguments to show this. He quots from Amarakosa.
Amara himself was a Budhist. He mentions 18 names of Budha
who is not Soudhodani. He has also given the names of the
Budha who was the son of Suddhodana. A greater testimony
cannot be found. If one stands for reason and is ready to be
convinced, there must be no confusion after this evidence.
 
I must say, I am highly honoured by being asked to
preface this book of extraordinary merits, coming from the
hand of a scholar who is as well versed, as far as knowledge of
the Letter is concerned, as the Lord himself.
 
Let people, who are oscillating between belief and dis-
belief draw solace from this book and be saved from the atta-
cks of the virulent and aggressive un-believers.
 
Viswanadha Satyanarayana,
 
Vijayavada.
 
4-9-56.