Book Title: Chicago Prashnottar
Author(s): Vijayanandsuri
Publisher: Atmanand Jain Pustak Pracharak Mandal

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________________ ( 138 ) pride in his 'high' caste, should be hospitable to them by giving food etc. 73.Q.- What is in fact the relation of man with God ? A.-The relation is that of an instructor and the instructed. 74 Q.-What should man do for God ? A.--God does not want anything, but devoted men should in order to wipe off their evil actions, worship God by installing his image of the form such as He had when He attained liberation while living in the world, invoke God in that idol by their feeling of devotion, and attributing His nature to it. Although the idol is not God, yet through that idol, God is worshipped. Thus an idol becomes a sort of memorial of the God. All the different religionists say that their respective sacred books are the words of God. The Christian, Mahommadens and Brah. mins etc. say so with regard to their Bible, Kurân and Vedâs etc. respectively. The Christians take oath by taking the Bible

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