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CHAPTER XII. The Holy triad of Buddhism-Buddha,
Dharma and Sangha. Corresponding to the three jewels of Jainism we have the holy triad of Buddhism. Buddha, Dharma and Sangha i.e. Buddha, Law and Order. It is rather interesting to mark the different significations attached to these mottoes, as pointed out by Dr. Hoernle. “That of the Buddhists refers to concrete, that of the Jains to abstract things. The former shows that Buddhism was ani. mated by a practical and active spirit, while the latter shows Jainism to have been speculative and unenterprising. The history of the two orders proves this inference.”
The first Buddhist jewel Buddha, corresponds to the Jain Jewel · Right Faith. It means perfect faith in Buddha the exalted, the holy, the supreme, the blessed; Buddha, the teacher of gods and men. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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