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could be traced to its source in India. In short it has produced a societý “in whiclı spiritual interests predominate and throw all material interests into the shade, a world of thinkers, a nation of philosophers.” The student who wants to compare the two religions — Buddhism and Jainism-should always bear in mind that it was this India, which gave birth both to Buddhism, “this mighty religion that moulds so many million minds, that trains so many million intellects, and to Jainism, the religion which continues to flourish meekly and unobtrusively in her native soil, from which every vestige save stuppas and pillars of her once glorious and powerful rival has disappeared.
Before entering into any comparison between the dogmas and doctrines of the two religions, we will first establish the identity of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism; and Vardhamana, known better as Mahavira, not the founder, but the last prophet of the Jains. We shall then show these
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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