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Apart from this, with great respect, I would like the author to revise his opinion on "clannish loyalites" after studying Jain doctrines, the logic and rationality of which are unparalleled in the history of all world religions. Its main contribution to the world of thoughts is its theory of Nayavad and Syadvad, better known as Anekantvad, which recognizes the relative truth contained in every religious thought. This approach is now corroborated by Einstein's theory of relativity and the subsequent discoveries of quantum mechanics like Ruthfor, Borh, Heisenburg and others. It was Jainism, which disclosed to the world that there is sentient life even in earth, water, air and fire without any help of any laboratory experiments. What is this if not "meaningful religious distinction" with the sects of Hinduism which were originally sacrificing innocent live animals in Yajna to propitiate their imaginary gods and which learnt their lessons of Ahimsa only from Jainism and Buddhism. It would surely profit the perception of the learned author if he investigates if there is any sect of Hinduism which is not "held to-gather by clannish loyalties".
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