Book Title: Danvir Manikchandra
Author(s): Mulchand Kishandas Kapadia
Publisher: Mulchand Kisandas Kapadia

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________________ 60€ ] अध्याय तेरहवां। His charities again were not limited 30 the Jain community alope. The Hirabigh Dharamshala is a splendid rest-house at Bombay where all persons who abstain from animal food, cap stay free of charge. Special furniture and necessary articles are also supplied to those who require them at very moderate charges. The lecture Hall at Hirabagh is a well-known place for public lectures at Bimbay. In his mercy for the dumb creatures, be constantly distributed free and gratis a vast litera; ure of the Hu. manitarian L-ague and Vegetariau Societies. Iu his la-t days he was maduring a scheme for the efficient protection of milch-catile, who, when they can. pot supply milk are generally sild to the bulch-r fur their fresh and skin. His death was a sudden and painless cne. He worked as usual til within an hour or two of his last breath. His ast idei which he discussed on the disy he. dient with Mr. M. H. Udani, M. A., was tha: bere shule be established a Boarding House, with a Chaityt. laya (ulice of worship , in Loudon for the convenience of Jain students and visitors there. And we trust that the Jain community will carry out this last wish of their great departed benefactor by establishing a Maneckchand Boarding House in London, and thus perpetuate his illustrione name for ages to come. . W offer our sincere and heartfelt condolence to the illustrious lady, Jain Mahila Ratna, Shrimati Maganbai, and to all other members of the family, in the sad bereavement, which, we seriously say, is a bereavement pot theirs alone, but of the whole Jain community throughout India. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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