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dishonoured the name of our Lord for long. Let us come out from the darkness into light and glorify the name of our Lord again. This will require a lot of broad mindedness and self sacrifice on our part; and we will have to give up our rudhis and rusms, which have crept into our society and are devouring us every day. Thus only we would be entitled to be called true Jains. My brothers ! Cease to call a brother, a Sudra or Achut because he follows a low profession. Mahavir does not take account of profession but of Karma, otherwise how could Sakdalputra become a Shravak.
BEHARI LAL BORDIA, B.A.
JAINISM AND CHRISTIANITY.
[The following is a brief summary of the lecture delivered by Vidya Varidhi Champat Rai Jain, Bar-at-law at the Jaina Young Men's Association in Madras on the 30th November
1929).
Jainism is a Science of the liberation of the soul. It is being taught to the world from time to time by Omniscient Beings or Tirthankaras who teach the Truth and nothing but the Truth. While Jainism teaches the Whole Truth in plain and direct language, the other religions teach the truth only partially and in a figurative language. From my study of the several religious, I am glad to find that the truths taught by Jainism are also contained in them but they are buried deep under allegories. To know the truth we have to study the allegory and interpret it. You will be surprised to know that Christianity, though it is not an Indian Religion, teaches the same truths as Jainism almost word for word. I shall read to you some passages from my book "Glimpses of a hidden science in the Original Christian teachings" to show the striking
resemblance between the teachings of Jainism and Christianity. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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