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Lord Mahavira's Message of Salvation
Dr. Ravindra Nath Tagore.
"Mahavira proclaimed in India, the message of salvation that religion is a reality and not a cere social convention, that salvation comes from taking refuge in that true religion and not from observing the external ceremonies of the community, that religion cannot regard any barrier between man and man as an eternal verity. Wondrous to relate, this teaching rapidly overtopped the barriers of the races” abiding instinct and conquered the whole country. For a long period now the influence of Kashatriya tenchers completely suppressed the Brahmin power," Jain Gazette, Delhi, (28th Oct, 1943) P. 18
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