Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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homogeneity of the Jainng fras recognised by holding that Jaina customs of one place sero relorant as evidence of existence of the tanio custom amongst Jainas of othor places It mas rightly held that " Jainn" mennt "Samogi." Held also that a rinn rridor can adopt srithout her husbond's pormission; and being childless sho acquires an absoluto right in her lingband's scparato property.
But a glaring hall-truth ngain starcs one in the fnco in an obilcr dictum at page 301: "It way be conccded that thoir ceremonies in many respects approximnie pretty closely to those of the orthodox blindus, although this is not conlined to Arml itself. The reason is pretty obrious. The Jainus harc 110 urillen Shastras und no pricsts of their own. The Brahmans are called in to oflicinte at their ccrcmnunies, and it is only natural that they should pursurm tho ccromonics with which they are best acquainted." (I have italicised the trords to iarlicate the plausible error.)
In the samo yoor tho Boinbny Iligh Court, in Amabai s. Gobind, 23 B. 257, repented the crror that Jninas are blindu dissenters and gorerned by Ilindu Lar.
In 1907 in Munohar Lal v. Bunarsi Das, 20 A. 495, the Nigh Court at Alphabad haro again repeated the same storcotyped crrors in an adoption caso from Mccrut. It was not ACCcasary for purposok of that casc, but the Judges (Stanloy, C. J. nod Burkitt, J.) thought fit to go into the origin and History of the Jaina ecct. Ono cannot help pointing ont a fet of the moro glaring mistakes. At page 497 to read: "Founder of Jainism was Díahavira ;" and yet tho Jnina sects aro nt cach othor's thronts for the possession of Parsvanath Hill in Hnzaribagh District, in Behar, as being the place of Nirvana of Lord Parsvannth, the predecessor of Lord Dsahavina. At page 108 te aro told, “Brahmans were their pricsts," which is misleading without adding " Jaina Brahmans only;" as in