aastikatwam-1 /9

(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.