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"I am not rama. I have no desire for material things. Like Jina I want to establish peace within myself."
-Yoga Vasishta, Ch. 15, Sloka 8.
(the saying of Rama).
"O Arhan! you are equipped with the arrow of vastuswarupa, the law of teaching and the ornaments of the four infinite qualities. O Arhan! you have attained the omniscient knowledge in which the entire universe is reflected. O Arhan! You are protecting all the Jeevas in the world. O! The destroyer of kama (Lust)! There is no strong person equal to you."
-Yajur Veda, Chapter 19, Mantra 14.
"Hindu culture is a part of Indian culture. Jain and Buddhist cultures are also Indian. They are not (parts of) Hindu culture."
-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (Discovery of India).
"Bhagawan Mahavira taught Jainism again. He was the twenty-fourth avatara (incarnation). Before him there were twenty-three avataras such as Rishabha, Nemi, Parsva etc., They also propagated Jainism. In this manner there was Jainism existing even be
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
www.umaragyanbhandar.com
