Gandhi And Jainism

Author(s): Shugan C Jain
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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mind. I felt reassured that Hinduism could give me what I needed. The reader will have some idea of how much my respect for Raychandbhai must have increased because of his being responsible for this result....."
Satya, page 103
Satya, page 104: Mr. Hosken, a leading Johannesburg magnate, desired to hear Gandhi's views. He expressed "The Transvaal Indians have had recourse to passive resistance when all other means of securing redress proved to be of no They do not enjoy the franchise as they are numerically only a few. They are weak and have no arms. Therefore they have taken to passive resistance which is a weapon of the week."
Satya, Navjivan, page 104-106
Appendix I Jainism Page 5: Nirjara (Dissociation/annihilation of bonded karmas) is affected by observing twelve types of Tapa (austerities) along with stoppage.
Appendix I
My.Ex.1, page 232
My.Ex. 1, page 339
Ref Acārānga Translated by H Jacobi and Max Mueller Sacred Texts of India LPP 3332 Part 1-Fourth lecture titled 'Righteousness'. "The Arhats and Bhagvats of the past, present, and future, all say thus, speak thus, declare thus, explain thus: all breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away, This is the pure unchangeable, eternal law, which declared: among the zealous and not so zealous, among the faithful and not so faithful, among the cruel and not so cruel, among those who have worldly weakness and those who do not have, among those who like social bonds and those who do not; 'that is the truth, that is so, that is proclaimed in this creed. Having adopted the law, one should not hide it, nor forsake it. Correctly understanding the law, one should arrive at indifference for the impressions of the senses, 'and not act on the motives of the world'. He who is not of this mind, how should he come to the other. What has been said here, has been seen (by the omniscient beings), heard (by the believers), acknowledged (by the faithful) and thoroughly understood by
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