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THE JAINA GAZETTE of years ago by our Lord and they only will bring them salvation,
It is a curious and painful sight to see the descendants of those great leaders of thought and action interpreting the words of their gurus in a frenzy of enthusiasm and thus being led away far from their goal. What is required is calm and cool thinking in peaceful circuinstances and, not the waste of heaps of the community's wealth in useless strife and unnecessary litigation.
MEERUT, 29th December, 1928.)
PADAMSINGH JAINI, B.A., L.L.B.
Vakil, High Court.
‘RIGHT FAITH.'1
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(A. N. Upadhya B.A.) "I must launch out my boat. The languid hours pass by on the shore_Alas for me !"_Gitanjali.
Moksha, Mukti, Nirvana, Kaivalya, Salvation—these words are of frequent occurance in the sacred literature of all religions. All these words may be taken as synonymous. The aim of every religionist is to attain that Highest state signified by these words. This Highest state, its conception and definition differ from religion to religion. With some it means the annihilation of the individual entity and with others the absorption of the individual by the Universal entity and with some others it means the attainment of the position of the Universal entity by the individual one, according to sane set path. This final condition—whatever may be its significance--has been the aim of all religions both in the East and West. Just as the significance differs so also the paths leading thereto do differ in their various details.
Jainism, an ancient religion of India, now quite famous for its independent metaphysical insight and Logical flight, has also
1. Sanıyagdarsana. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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