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૭૮ જૈન પરંપરાને ઇતિહાસ-ભાગ ૩ પ્રકરણ ] 3) šio fareire (Huau in :Page 170
".." He cared little for flesh food, and gave up the use of it almost entirely in the later years of his life, when he came under Jain influence"
“But the Jain holy man undoubtedly gave Akbar prolonged instruction for years, which largely influenced his actions : and they secured his assent to their doctrines so far that he was reputed to have been converted to Jainism."
(Jain Teachers of Akbar by Vincent A. Smith.) Page 175
“Men are so accustomed to eating meat that, were it not for the pain, they would undoubtedly fall on to themselves":
"From my earliest years, whenever I ordered animal food to be cooked for me, I found it rather tasteless and cared little for it. I took this feeling to indicate the necessity for protecting animals, and I refrained from animal food”.
“ Man should annually refrain from eating meat on the anniversary of the month of may accession as a. thanks-giving to the almighty, in order that the year may pass in prosperity".
“Butchers, fisherman and the like who have no other occupation but taking life should have a separate quarter and their association with others should be prohibited by fine"
(Akbar The Great Mogal, pp. 335-336) Page 179
"To sum up. Akbar never came under Buddhist influence in any degree whatsoever. No Buddhists took
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