________________
જૈન ધર્મ સંબધે નામદાર બ્રીટીશ સરકારને અનુભવ. ૨૫ 7 ath on which they tread or the ground which they sit. They wear a screen of cloth before their mouths, Test they should unwittingly inhale and destroy animal life. Their bodies and clothes are filthy and i overed with vermin. Their lay--brethren are known
s Sravala 'hearer: ', a title which has given riso :0 the name Saraogi by which they are commonly known in Northern India. The images of saints, tatues of black or white marble, are represented us nude, in contrast to the fully-dressed figures in Buddhist shrines; but they present none of indecen
ies which disfigure the modern Hindu temple. Tains choose for their sanctuaries wooded hills surrounded by lovely scenery and in conformity with the "etiring character of their creed, the older and most famous shrines are generally distant from the main contres of civilization. Such are the hills of Parasnath in Ben yal, Palitana in Kathia war, and mount Abu, which rises with its gems of architecture like a jewelied island from the Rajputana plains. The quiet of modern Jains in these days of toleration has adorned many of the larger mercantile cities and artistic decoration.
The numerical strength of the Jains is now 1 and 1/3 millions and it shows a tendency to decrease, but this is perhaps more nominal than real as there seems to be a growing disposition among them to describe themselves as Hindus. The line in fact, which divides them from Hindus is narrow. They employ Brahmans in their domestic rites; venerate the cow; often worship.in Hindu temples; follow the Hindu law of inheritance, with the
