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Jain Society for the Protection of Orphans.
are still procrastinating, and are thereby depriving the whole Jain Community of the blessings of such an institution. What a boon it would be bestowed upon us if this College is soon brought into existence ! A boarding-house, capable of lodging so many students coming from outside, would be a necessary adjunct to the College. How satisfactory would it be to see all Jain students, under the supervision of a strictly pious Jain, rise up early in the morning, perform Pratikramana, then bathe and worship in the temple; how beneficial it would be for all Jain students to eat food allowed by their religion, and how wholesome would it be to receive daily religious training? Daily exercise would form into habit and there would scarcely be a day when this second nature will find one disobedient to its inandates. Above all daily contact with one another would strengthen the chords of friendship and in the immediate future we can get model Jains of our progeny.
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The Jains of Bhownagar have taken the initiative in the matter of opening a Jain Hostel at Bhownagar and we are glad to take note of their religious attitude. We hope our brothers of the Punjab, who have been astounding us from a long time with their intention of creating a Jain College in the Punjab, and other provinces, will be awakened to the necessity of bringing such institutions into existence as early as possible and confer an everlasting boon on the Jain Community.
"Jain Society for the Protection of Orphans."
We are glad to note that our educated Jains of this generation are in no way behind our old orthodox Jains in working for the improvemet of their caste and creed. We may not be blamed if we dare to say that our young Jains have gone a step further and proved themselves more philanthropic and sympathetic than our co-religionists of the Seventies and Eighties. In addition to their intention of alleviating the sufferings and miseries of their own destitute widows, orphans and the invalids, they have bethought of bringing up "the orphans belonging to twice-born classes and Sparsha Sudra class." They are thus the true followers of the tenets of Sri Mahavir whose aim and object was to initiate all beings into the true path to Heaven. By trying to lessen the cares and anxieties of the poor and helpless, no matter to what class and religion they belong, the pious Jains have fairly come up to the mark of discharging fraternal duty towards all beings who are eternal and who come of a common source. Babu Banke Rai B. A., L. L. B., Pleader of Hissar, is instrumental in bringing about a Jain Society for the protection of orphans and we cannot do better than quoting the full text of his appeal for funds and programme of the work
| SR No. | 536501 |
| Book Title | Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1905 Book 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Gulabchand Dhadda |
| Publisher | Jain Shwetambar Conference |
| Publication Year | 1905 |
| Total Pages | 452 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald, & India |
| File Size | 13 MB |