Book Title: Historical Facts About Jainism
Author(s): Lala Lajpatrai
Publisher: Jain Associations of India Mumbai

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________________ 109 already enumerated. This he did by dividing the vow of property specifically into two, one part relating to women and the other to material possessions. Some Jains, however believe that Parsvanatha's four VOWS were those of nonkilling, non-lying, non-stealing, and chastity, that it was the promise to keep nothing as one's own possession that Mahavira added to there, and that it was in order to keep this vow that Mahavira himself went about naked. P. 49 The Heart of Jainism by Mrs. Sinclair. NOTE NO. 34. Please see note 11C (i). NOTE NO. 35. Please see note as also the following: The characteristic feature of this religion is its claim to universality, which it holds in common with Buddhism, and in opposition to Brahmanism. It also declares its object to be to lead all men to salvation, and to open its arms--- not only to the noble Aryan, but also to the low-born Sudra and even to the alien, deeply despised in India, the Mlechha. Page 1 The Indian: Sect of the Jains. NOTE NO. 36. Please see note 1) 2nd para LIK (vi), & 12 (Ante) as also the following:

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