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THE JAINA GAZETTE
Past, Present and Future Tirthamkaras. And why are these Judases so active or even so existent? Why, simply because it is their profession, their self-interest of today, the only raison d' etre of their miserable existence. If they do not play these dirty dramas, who will know them, who will pay for their food and lodging, luxuries and vices. The so-called charitable funds, I fear, are some what responsible for these riots. The managers of these funds, and specially their wire-pulling, foot-stooly myrmidons, devise and invent, programmes of mischief likethe Russian pogroms and incite and persuade the holders of the pursestrings to follow these programmes by civil and criminal proceedings in and out of Courts.
It behoves the real leaders of the community to go into this aspect of the question. The Svetambaras and Digambaras both are rich. Their charitable funds are fairly fat. Their psychology is non-violent. Even if it is criminal, it is non-violent criminality, Their sins are mammonclad. Their crimes are garbed in gold. They do not kill a man; they kill his power by crushing him with their money or by depriving him of the power or vitality of his money. Similarly, the root-cause and general procedure of their riots regarding sacred Places may be found to be their gold, their violent instruments in their non-violent crimes of pride and aggression. Who finances the preparations for these crimes? Such big crimes are seldom committed on the spur of the moment. The conspiracy is suggested, talked about discussed and planned. Then its preparation is made. Men are prepared; they are fed and clothed and paid in this period of preparation and waiting for a favourable opportunity. Then there are the supervisors, encouragers and preparatory leaders of these men. They are fed, clothed and paid. Then there are the expenses when the crime is committed, and the Police is making investigations. Then lawyers, their clerks and touts, the Courts and the Inquiries and Trials and Appeals and Revisions all mean a protracted and expensive litigation. Where does all this money come from? This is the sinews of these violent concussions between these sects, who profess Jaina non-violence. One thing which this hasty glance suggests Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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