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THE JAINA GAZETTE
The Pioneer of August 4 publishes the story of a boy of six who snatched a knife from his father's shop, and fatally stabbed a lad of 17 who had been teasing him.
This tragic quarrel occurred on the road between Baghdad west and Kazimain.
The elder boy died within five minutes of the wound being inflicted. “Is he dead" he is alleged to have said, when arrested, "because if he is not dead I'll kill him the next time I see him."
This is an illustration of the worst type of vindictiveness, developed so early. Jainism calls it Anantanubandhi Kashaya, It may possibly be the result of the influences of his previous life; but in all likelihood it is due to his present surroundings. How vitally necessary it is to keep children among mentally and morally healthy, sober, peaceful, and tolerant surroundings.
We have much pleasure in recording the Establishment of Shri Samant Bhadra Ashram at Delhi in July last.
Lala Makhan Lal Sahib has placed his spacious doublestoried house situated at Karol Bagh at the disposal of the Ashram. The founder and Governor of the Ashram is Pandit Jugalkishore, a true and devout follower of Shri Samant Bhadra Acharya, an erudite research scholar, a pious shrawak, and a selfless gentleman, who has been for the last ten or twelve years devoting his time, in his retreat at Sardhana, in the study of the scriptures. It is a matter for congratulation to the Jain community that he has emerged from his cloister, and has decided to work for the upliftment of humanity.
The Jain community has already failed to take advantage of the opportunities, which have several times in the past, offered themselves ; and if they lose this opportunity, they may never have it again for decades to come.
Pandit Arjunlal Seth's Jain Shiksha Pracharak Samiti was the earliest beneficial institution which was starved to death. The next to suffer was the Rishabha Brahmacharya Ashram of Hastinapur. The Jain Political Conference was smothered out Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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