$JES 904 Compendium of Jainism (Jain Academic Bowl Manual 3rd Edition)

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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F06 Story - Contemporary Jain Legends
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Jaina Philosophy
Karma Philosophy
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Yoga Philosophy
The Systems of Indian Philosophy Selected speeches of V. R. Gandhi Religion and Philosophy of Jains
Essay - Radvä Kutväni Hanikärak Chäl Concentration 12 Lectures on Meditation
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
Savirya Dhyana
Herbert Warren's Jainism
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02 Virchand R. Gandhi
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While he was in England, his health suddenly took a turn for the worse. He returned to India, but a few weeks later Shri Virchand Gandhi passed away at the very young age of 37 in Bombay on August 7, 1901.
Moral:
Shri Virchand Gandhi rendered an excellent service to India and Jainism by interpreting Indian culture and religion in its true spirit to the western world. He was a brilliant and promising young man, full of hopes and aspirations of service to his religion and community. His name will continue to be remembered as a great champion of Jain religion and of Indian culture.
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⚫ Shri Virchand R. Gandhi was born on August 25, 1864 in Mahuva, near Bhavanagar, Gujarat. He became the first honorary secretary of the Jain Association of India in 1885 at the age of 21. He sailed to the U.S. with Swami Vivekananda for the Parliament of World Religion Conference in 1893.
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He delivered more than 535 lectures on Jainism, Yoga, Indian systems of philosophy, Indian culture, occultism, and spiritualism.
He collected a shipload of grain and about Rs. 40,000 ($10,000) cash for famine relief in India in 1896 while he was in USA.
He passed away at the very young age of 37 in Bombay on August 7, 1901.