Jain Gazette 1920 06

SR No.: 542650
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jagnanderlal Jaini, Ajit Prasada, C S Mallinath Jain
Publisher: Jaina Gazette Office
Publication Year: 1920
Total Pages: 36
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Gazette, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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THE JAINA GAZEPTE.
One of these problems namely the educational advancement of our fellowmen is worthy of the immediate and whole-hearted help of all the learned and rich Seths of our Community. The importance of Education need not be over-emphasised here in this twentieth century, but the following words of Milton come to our memory hinting at the fact that fostering education or learning (by way of building Schools, Boardings etc., giving Scholarships) is as much a religious function as building a sanctuary. “The end of learning is, to know God; and out of that knowledge to love him, and to imitate him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue.”
The Jain Literature Society, London, is doing much useful work as may be seen from its annual report so kindiy sent to us by Mr. Herbert Warren and published elsewhere. The noble work of this Society i.e., the publication of the Jaina Siddhanta with authoritative notes and commentaries, will be greatly facilitated if both the learned and rich men of our Community co-operate with our European brethren and render both literary and mone'tary help to the Society. We wish it all vigour, activity and success.
We are plearsed to notice the raising of the Delhi Jain AngloVernacular School founded by Lala Jaggi Mal Ji:of Pabari-dhiraj to the standard of a High School. It has been named "Hiralal Jain Anglo-Sanskrit High School, Pahari-Dhiraj, Delhi.” We would suggest the adoption of a simpler name, such as “Hiralal Jain High School, Delhi.” The inaugural address (which we publish on p. 128) was delivered by Mr. Champat Rai Jain, Barrister-atlaw, who presided on the occasion. His philosophical address was highly appreciated by the Jain Pandits and the audience.
We elsewhere publish an excellent and scholarly lecture delivered by that great exponent of Jainism, Brahmachari Sitala Prasadji. We hope that this learned Pandit and scholars like him, will go about all parts of the country and deliver many such useful lectures and thus illumine the whole of our race with the spiritual halo and practical philosophy of this, the most Universal Religion.
A correction ;-for bumiah read bhinnah on p, 101 2nd line from top. (May No.)