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The Syādvāda & World Peace
V.G. NAIR
What can Jainism do for world peace is a question which is prominent to answer, at this critical moment when the world is standing on the crossroads of materialism and spirituality. Today the world is being tossed about in the storm of aggressive imperial motives, which is a heavy danger for world-peace. So let us concentrate our thought on the world peace.
Trumpet Call of Peace Although the clouds of hatred and war are hovering over the whole world and the destructive bombs are being dropped to destroy innocent life, yet we are fortunate to hear the trumpet call of peace and the whole world is now out to celebrate the Anniversary of a Buddha's enlightenment. Here lies the hope for the humanity, for, it shows that the common people of the world are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of spiritual values of life and are feeling drawn towards the light that dawned from the East thousands of years ago for the enlightenment and emancipation of mankind. Tīrthankarus and Buddhas preached a whole Truth and led the world towards the Goal of Nirvana.
World Led by Fraction-Men : A Danger The world requires these whole and holy personalities, the omniscient Teachers and their blessed teachings once again. But the pity is that we find today only “Fraction-men." The world is too full of such men. Our World Jain Mission's representative in U.S.A., Mr. Wayne H. Steele, is right in emphasizing the truth when he writes : “Many, if not
