________________ The Divine Touch of a Pre-eminent Personality 201 intimacy that Gandhiji shared with Shrimad. He has described not only Shrimad Rajchandra's extraordinary mental prowess and achievements, but also his inner spiritual elevation. According to Shrimad, Gandhiji had lived a life of perfection and achieved tremendous success. Whenever Gandhiji faced any crisis in his life, the advice given by Shrimad from time to time rescued him. Gandhiji was in the habit of reading very few books but all the same he had read all the books written by Shrimad Rajchandra. He himself has mentioned that he had read the 'Vachanamrut' and Mokshamala' written by Shrimad." - Dr L. M. Singhvi Constitutional expert and Jain scholar Mumbai 7th May 2001 Innovator of a New Era in Jainism There is no exaggeration if one compares Swami Vivekanand and Shrimad Rajchandra; the former had reinvented the Vedanta philosophy while the latter had reinvented a new era in Jainism. - Shri Bhagubhai Fatechand Karbhari Chief Editor 'Jain'magazine Mumbai, 28th November 1909