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Today's history writers
It is surprising and regrettable that some scholars write essays filled with misperceptions about Jain religion and T rthamkara despite there several evidences of Jain history. Whatever religion or sect historians choose to write about, they should do so after studying authentic texts, in an authentic manner. It is not correct to write on the basis of hearsay, without proper study and reflection.
Even when scriptures prove that Go laka accepted to become the disciple of Mah v ra, to write that Mah v ra accepted the acela (without clothes) tradition from Go lakaka is erroneous, misleading and wrong. Even today some scholars make a useless effort in showing Jain religion to be a branch of the Vedic tradition; this is their serious mistake. We are not only hoping but are fully confident that our knowledgeable historians will be alert in this direction and enlighten the country with the light of referential knowledge through correct introduction of Jainism as a significant religion of India.
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