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JAINA GAZETTE. Babu Dhannoolal and Mr. Gokhale were adopted. By other resolutions the Sabha advocated the establishment of a dispensary, of residential schools for boys, girls, and ladies, and of a Jain training school, marriage reform, good management of places of pilgrimage, the codification of a special Jaina Law to replace the absurd, ludicrous, and disgraceful special customs which are at times pleaded in courts of law. The Sabha gave expression to its sympathy with the objects of the Jaina Literature Society, London, and with the publication of the sacred books of the Jainas.
The self-centred Pandit Lakshmichandra of Lashkar took up to himself all the time available for scripture-reading and religious discourses. It is no secret that the red-turbaned sage of Lashkar is so very enamoured of his own voice that he cannot forbear that of any other. He hardly reads a line from the holy scripture which lies open before him, to be used as a protective shield, to ward off all possible interferences with his disconnected and irrelevant jingles of rhymes as irreverence and sacrilege. The conveners of religious gatherings should have a due regard for the time, and patience, of other invited guests and should adopt effective measures to restrain the exhibition of the Pandit's feats of memory within tolerable limits.
Mahavira Jayanti-the birthday of Lord Mahavira—was celebrated with due religious rites at Bombay, and many other places. We cannot find room within the small compass of our monthly journal for the publication of details received from various bodies, and hope that our correspondents will excuse us on this account.
The most important thing this year to be noted in connection with it has been the joint meetings of all the three sects especially in Bombay and Surat. Surat Jains are to be congratulated upon their having established a perinanent Association consisting of the leaders of all three sects. It is hoped their
example will be followed by Jains of other places next year. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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