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________________ Contribution of Jainism to Philosophy A Hindu story-teller tells us that once upon a time in India, four friends, a sculptor, a painter, a weaver and a Brahmin, decided to travel from place to place and see the country. In the absence of railways and stage-coaches, they travelled on foot. After passing through a thick forest, when night fell, they halted under a tree on the banks of a river. Life and property not being secure, they decided that each one of them should, for three hours, keep watch. First came the turn of the sculptor. To while away his time, he fetched a huge piece of wood which he saw at a distance and made a statue of it. At the end of three hours he retired. It was the * Extract from a speech by the well-known Jaina scholar, the late Shri Virchand B. Gandhi on Monday, 21, May, 1900 at the meeting of the East India Association held at Westminister Town Hall. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
SR No.034731
Book TitleAhimsa and Jainism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorVijayvallabhsuri
PublisherVallabhsuri Smarak Nidhi
Publication Year1959
Total Pages122
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size8 MB
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