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Jain Temples, Monks and Vuns in Poona City
I heard quite contradictory remarks about the present condition of the different sects of Jainism. Each claimed that it had a larger followers than the rest and I could notice an element of rivalry between the Dig. and Svet. Though the number of Dig, monks and nuns is small yet their strictness of behaviour is wonderful. The Sthanakawasis admitted that their number was decreasing yet in the purity of life they surpassed others. The Svet hold that the tendency towards renunciation is greater now-a-days. It is better therefore to reserve any judgment on this topic.
