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other it has given so little offence to Brahmanism that it was tolerated after Buddhism was chased out of India with relentless hatred. Nay, Brahmans have been found willing to officiate at Jain shrines. For by that time the Jaina system had shown its practical adaptability for the Indian mind, while the Buddhistic system has not only long since lost its hold over ladia but is observed in other parts of the world only in the shape of a curious parody of its founder's practices,
Again Jainism must have been long and firmly established, centuries before Buddha to have withstood the torrent of Buddhistic missionery zeal which swept away several rivals of Buddhism which started with it. It must have been long enough iu India to have become popular and to have incurred no portion of that religious opposition which was let loose against Buddha's faith. While the Buddhist made the East of India his stronghold and had to retire still further
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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