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tirtha, would the Sangha be happy? Virchand Raghavji would not loose anything by obeying this order of the Sangha'. He further suggested that Muni Shri Mohanlalji of Bombay should be consulted on this point.
Not being satisfied with Rev. Atmaramji's reply, the Sangha approached Muni Shri Mohanlalji for guidance.
Mohanlalji was in a quandary. On the one hand
Virchandbhai used to come to him for intellectual conversation and for Satsanga, while, on the other hand, Shri Sangha was prepared to go to court even if Virchandbhai stepped into the Upashraya.
Presence of mind played a useful role in the situation.
Mohanlalji started a series of discourses in which he emphasised the idea 'Know Your Times'. He started a logical scrutiny on Utsarpini, Avasarpini and Apvaada. He kept on explaining, how a follower of Lord Jina should be above attachmnet and hatred. Mean-while he confidentially advised Virchandbhai to keep away from Bombay.
Society began forgetting the whole story as time went on. A time came when Virchandbhai was reinstated into society upon performing a snatra - puja of Lord Jinendra. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA & SHRI VIRCHANDBHAI GANDHI
When two great men are contemporaries and are in the same field, one naturally feels like comparing one with the other. Just as Virchandbhai deserves the credit for acquainting the world with Jainism, Swami Vivekananda was the one who made the Vedanta philosophy known to the world. They were both delegates at the Parliament of Religions at Chicago, representing the Jain Darshan and the Vedanta Darshan respectively.
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