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VORK and WASHINGTON, He was cordially received every where and his speeches left very happy impression upon the minds of the American public about the sublimity of the Jain religion. He establisned there the GANDHI philosophical Society and afterwards left for ENGLAND. Here also he delivered a number of discourses on the fundamental principles of Jainism under the presidency of that distinguished educationist Lord REAY, with whom he had come into contact when the former was Governor of BOMBAY. In England, too, Mr. GANDHI made a grat impression and several eminent gentlemen requested him to prolong his stay there and to initiate them into the philosophy of his ancient religion. Circumstances, however, made any prolonged stay in the Land of our Rulers impossible and so after travelling through some
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of the leading Contiental countries he returned to his beloved motherland in June 1895. He was accorded a cordial reception on his arrival in Bombay by his coreligionists. After his return he further devoted himself to the study of Jaina philosophy in particular and generally to that of the other great religions of the world. He also started in BOMBY a new institution under the name of "HEMCHANDRACHARYA CLASS" before which he gave a course of lectures on such diverse subjects as the "Doctrine of Karma," Re-incarnation. " "Matter and spirit and "Ultimate Principles. also delivered many other discourses under the auspiof institutions like the "Theosophical Society." While thus conducting a vigorous Campaign in the interests of Jainnism he was several times earnestly repquested by many of his Ameri÷
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