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LAINCOMMUNITY
Ilsvarious
arovao ROBLEMS
TO ATTO
By gor. Bhikhalal 6. Kapasi B. A.
At the invitation of the centenary celebration committee, I am prompted to pen a few words regarding our problems of to-day.
It is befitting that Jain community is honouring a great sage like Shree Atmárāmjee, by celebrating its centenary under the able guidance of his desciple Shri Vijayavallabhsuriji. The life and mission of Atmārāmjee should serve as a beackon light to all Jains to unite all diverse forces for the general uplift of the community.
Of all the faults of ommission and commission none is greater than their mutual squabbles over so-called differences in opinion. The time has come when all the divergences of opinion should now be merged into one unified form for the social, religious, economic and political emancipation of the Jain community.
The lite and mission of our Mahārāj Shri Atmärámjee was really an ideal one of a man as a man in this world. He was our spiritual guide and the beneficent balm for healing our religious contests. His life was a glorious life replete with high sentiments and noble notions. Let us therefore follow his noble preaching for the general uplift of the Jain community.
When India is passing through a critical political stage, we must
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