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possible or rather probable effect on the world need not be depicted as our worthy president of the last year so vividly depicted in his last year's presidential address. I do not like to harp on the same tune but I should like to go to two important points in reference thereto. One is about the causes of the rupture which need not be concealed if we are honest to our mental plane and the other is about the modes of effecting assimilation. About the causes of rupture bewteen three main subsects and subsections amongst these subsects of the little Jain world, the chief is the non-application of the recognition between the distinction of the fundamental points in the Jain Philosophy and the points of perfection. We cannot suffer any Jain trans gressing the fundamental points of philosophy, but we should never forget means for the end. Our end is the attainment of Nirvana and for that we may conveniently add to or take away from the means under proper guidance. Differences of opinions do exist about these means and with the growth of education they are bound to increase; but so far as I have been able to see no section or subsection has dared to transgress the fundamental point. For some time differences are likely to exist even about the definition of fundamental points and the points of perfection but with the growth of liberal education eventually settlement shall be arrived at to the satisfaction of the whole Jain world, thereby leading to a healthy and material welfare, progress and onward movement of this same. At the juncture of the great transitional period in which we are living even some people are likely to think that idolatry or Nirvana to a female is a cardinal point, but these things shall eventually adjust themselves very properly with the spread of enlightenment amongst our brethren. Other causes of rupture are rather the results of the non-recognition of the aforesaid distinction. Use of violent language, absence of spirit of toleration, competition in vying with each other in the show of one's
| SR No. | 536507 |
| Book Title | Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1911 Book 07 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mohanlal Dalichand Desai |
| Publisher | Jain Shwetambar Conference |
| Publication Year | 1911 |
| Total Pages | 412 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald, & India |
| File Size | 9 MB |