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onus of showing that they are not bound by the law as laid down by Jain Law-givers. It seems to me that in considering ques. tions of Jain Law relating to adoption, succession and partition we have to see what the law as expounded by Jain Law-givers is and to throw the onus on those who assert that in any particular matter the Jains have adopted Hindu Law and custom and have not followed the law as laid down by their owa Lawgivers”
