Historical Facts About Jainism

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

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have attempted to lay the burden of political degradation on Jains and Bauddhas or their religions, but even now seeds of dissension which has been the real cause of political degradation all through are being sown by carelessly expressed views of yours causing great estrangement and cleavage between the Jain community and the Arya Samaj to which you belong. The Jains cannot therefore allow such odium to be cast on them when there is not a tittle of evidence brought forth to support the views which would have been expected to be supported in case of a person of your position and learning by unassailable and unshakable historic evidence.
DUTY TO POSTERITY.
We have thus tried to place before you facts which we think you as a responsible historian cannot and will not ignore in fairness to your contemporaries as well as the great posterity to come. We fervently hope that the remarks will be taken in the spirit they are offered and lead you more correctly to represent a historic community who has done well in innumerable ways towards humanity, it being the very essence of generosity, kindness, and Universal Love.
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
If you are therefore convinced, the most honourable amends will be to publish in the next edition of your work the correct and revised, version about the Jains and Jainism in light of ma