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Tulsa Jain Sangh Pratishtha Mahotsav 2004
Bhagwaan Mahaveer
in the eyes of a poet It is good to forget, it is better to forgive Mahaveer has taught us, 'live O' man, and let live'
Mahaveer was human - a great soul,
but we turned him into Bhagwaan (God); we should be practicing his principles in our lives,
but we positioned them skillfully in the scriptures. we should be installing his spirit in the temples of our hearts, but we ceremoniously installed his marble idols in stony temples
his life is venerable, estimable and worth imbibing in practice, but we remain imprisoned in our rituals of prayer and worship of him.
English adaptation of Hindi
Poem composed by
Shri Champa Lal Chordia, Jaipur, India
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