Historical Facts About Jainism

Author(s): Lala Lajpatrai
Publisher: Jain Associations of India Mumbai

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may be figuratively termed to be the creator, protector, and destructor of his own world. It will be seen that the Jains by denying Karttritva of God do not at all deny His existence. According to various sects and various religions the definitions of God are different and accordingly the exact nature of God is also different, but it cannot by any means be said that therefore it community wlio .thinks differently of the nature of God should be condemned as denying His very existence. In view of the above. the statement that the Jains clearly deny the existence of God is prone to deeply wound religious feelings of the whole Jain community.$? When it has not been thought fit to describe, the Mimansakas and Sankhayas, who do not like Jains believe in God as creator, as denying the existence of God, it would be unjust to describe Jains as denying the existence of God.
FUROPEAN RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE.
It is erroneous to say " HA.... Ageret That" that is "According to Jain belief the best, the most excellent, and the most renunciated man alone is the God”, and to compare the Jains with the atheistic European Religious committee by saying "TA MA....ASAT that is in this connection the Jain religion resembles with the religion of the European religious comnittee". Howsoever a man may be advanced and renunciated.. mless and until there