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father, and zealously guarded and protected the funds. His son Mr. Lakshmi Chand Jain who passed in London the competitive Examination for the Indian Civil Service, is under training in London, and will be returning to India next year.
17. Bhai Moti Lal Sahib of Delhi was a saint whom the Jain Community may well be proud to have possessed. He passed away at Rikhikesh in November last, where he was all alone, unattended by any relation or friends. He believed in and practised the twelve meditations, Dwadashnupreksha, Bara Bhavana. The principle of Ekatva-Thou art alone, be self-reliant, self-sufficient, independent, self-governed, and self-governing was the guiding maxim of his life. His work was unostentatious, and his life one of ascetic purity, devoting himself and his purse to the service of humanity, irrespective of considerations of caste, connection, or relationship. He was closely connected with many a Jain institution, such as Syadvad Mahavidyalaya of Kashi, Rishabh Braham Charya Ashram of Hastinapur. The Public Library at Dehra Dun, endowed by Lala Khushi Ram, and patronised by Mr. Ugra Sain Barrister-at-law, owes its origin, and success to the sacrifices and services of Bhai Motilal Jee. He dedicated his residential house in Mohalla Sat Ghara Delhi to Jainism, and the temple there has the unique feature of being almost managed by ladies, though a regular trust committee for its management was constituted by the District Judge of Delhi about 1915.
