Malpura, Rajasthan, India, November 26, 2010
Steven Vose looking for books in Malpura library
Pennsylvania scholar reading at library, Malpura Dadabadi
Sri Jinprabha Suri is a 14th century Jain Acharya belonging to Laghu Khartar Shakha. He is contemporary to Dada Jin Kushal Suri. Jinprabha Suri influenced Mohammad Bin Tuglak, the then Sultan of Delhi. He is among the most famous and influencing Acharya of Khartar Gachchh.
It is worth noted that several European and American scholars are interested in the history and literature of Khartar Gachchh. James Laidlaw, Cambridge University, UK; Josephine Reynell, Oxford University, UK; Lawrence Alan Babb, Massachusetts University, USA; John Cort, Dennison University, USA are few to name.
"Absent Lord" by Alan Babb is included in the catalog of Khartar Gachchh literature.
It is worth to develop Malpura a study center of Jain and Jainism especially Khartar Gachchh.
Pennsylvania scholar Steven Vose visits Jaipur Jain temples