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silken scarf, and solaced him with soft and kind words. The god then threw off his disguise and took his departure after praising and honouring the king with divine presents. A person should not hesitate in practising his religion.
HOW MAN BECOMES LIABLE TO
REBIRTH
were possible, the assiduity in religious austerities of those who are conversant with the truth would merely amount to exhaustion of the body. A child is not fit for austerities ownig to his ignorance, and a youth is liable to penalty if he should undertake them ; while a middleaged man is responsible for the support of his family, and an old man just manages just to subsist. Under the influence of others, a sentient being although he knows the truth, has his mind in the grip of the demon of false belief and is dragged along by the messengers of Fate for undergoing the cycle of births.
Early youth, charming young women, beautiful mansions, and salutory wealth; these are the fruits of the tree of life. That there is heaven other than these is definitely untrue. But they have one defect. No means is there in the world to ensure their permanance. If that
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ESSAY COMPETITION WAYS AND MEANS OF UPLIFT OF THE
MIDDLE STRATA OF SOCIETY
The Managing Committee of JAINYUG, the official monthly organ of Shri Jain Swetamber Conference invites essays in English, Gujarati and Hindi on Ways and Means of the Uplift of the Middle Strata of Society. The essays should be either legibly written or typewritten on fulscap size paper on one side and should not exceed four thousand words. There will be three prizes of Rs. 150, Rs. 100 and Rs. 50.
The last date of receiving the essays is 28th February, 1959. Details and other rules of the essay competition are available from the Editors, JAINYUG, Shri Jain Swetamber Conference, Godiji Building, 2nd floor, 20, Pydhonie, Bombay 2.
J. R. Shah S. L. Kothari Editors, JAINYUG
| SR No. | 536283 |
| Book Title | Jain Yug 1959 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sohanlal M Kothari, Jayantilal R Shah |
| Publisher | Jain Shwetambar Conference |
| Publication Year | 1959 |
| Total Pages | 524 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Jain Yug, & India |
| File Size | 34 MB |