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THE JAINA GAZETTE its being rational and true to Experience. That system of philosophy will win in the course of time which takes note of all aspects of Experience or Reality and explains them in the least self-contradictory manner.
It is not my business here to examine the claims of Jaina philosophy. I will close only by quoting the opinion of a great thinker,— " Systems which play the game of philosophy squarely and fairly, with freedom from presuppositions and religious neutrality, naturally end in Absolute Idealism; and if they lead to other conclusions, we may always suspect that the game has not been played according to the rules.-" the opinion which every other system than Absolute Idealism has either to accept or to controvert.
I thank you, gentlemen, for your patiently hearing me this afternoon, and hope you will excuse me if I have said anything which is not agreeable to you.
B. L. ATREYA, Hindu University, Benares.
LALA GOPI CHAND JAIN, B.A.,
Advocate, Ambala City. Lala Gopi Chand belongs to the well known Oswal Jain family of Swetambar sect of Ambala city known as "Kesriwalas" named after the village Kesari, whence the family originally migrated to Ambala City. The family has always been known for its devotions towards Dharma.
The Late Lala Nanak Chand, the uncle of Lala Gopi Chand, was one of the leading Shrawaks in the Punjab of the Prata Smarniya, the well known and highly respected Great Acharya Shri Vijayanand Suriji (Atmaramji) Maharaj, who is well known throughout the world as the great reformer and leader of the present day Jains.
It was due to the unfailing efforts of the said great Acharya that the Punjab saw Jainism in its true colours and is now seen as
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