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JAINA GAZETTE. [December portrayed. The picture would have been better appreciateel if a verse or two in explanation of the scene exhibited had been printeil.
The Brahmchari.—This monthly journal is an organ of ille Haridwar Rishikul. It is a bly edited and contains choice articles in prose and poetry. We accord it a hearty welcome.
Lord Pentland's Visit to Jaina Sacred Places.
In his tour to the western part of the Presidency, His Excellency Lord Pentland, the Gorernor of Madras, also paid a visit to the Jaina centres. On November 7th, he and his party went to Mudabidri, a very famous place of Jain pilgriinage, where, tradition tells us, was a very great collection of Jaina Sacred books. bludabidri seems to liave once been a great school of Jaina thought and learning, but unfortunately she has lost much of her prestige and her library, 100, is considerably reduced.
The Governor and party were loyally welcomed and the leading members of the Jaina community were intro duced to His Excellency. In the evening His Excellency and party visited the Bastis (Temples). Near the Bastis, His Excellency's attention was first invited to a strange cocoanut tree, from the top of which cocoanut plants were shooting up. Lord Pentland was taken to tiie Guru Basti, Hirie Basti (Big Temple), and to the thousand pillared Temple called the Hossia Basti (New Basti). A few descriptive words on each Basti will not be out of place here.
1. The Guro Basti also called the Itabee Basti (old Temple) is dedicated to Lord Sri Parswanath, the 23rd Thirtban kara. It is a small building, but looks very ancient.
2. The Hirie Basti is said to be older than the Guru Basti, but it looks the most modern of the three Bastis for it has undergone repairs lately. Its appearance suggests that it was origirally a Hindu Temple and was converted into a Basti.
3. The Losa (new) Basti, otherwise called the trousand pillard Basti, on account of the numerous pillare, is described Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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