Jainism

Author(s): Herbert Warren
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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OPINIONS
BONN, 9th July 1911.
*** "The impression it (your book) made on me is a very favourable one. It gives an aspect of Jainism from the layman's point of view, and is an attempt to bring it closer to our mode of thinking. In this respect it will be very useful to the student of Jainism as a complement to the usual descriptions of the Jain religion contained in quite a number of works by 'Yatis' from which he, as a rule, gets his notions about Jainism. Your book brings it home to the reader that Jainism is an ethical religion which is calculated to morally improve those who earnestly and intelligently obey its commands, and how it fulfils this task."
(Signed) H. JACOBI.
AHMEDABAD, July 28th, 1911.
"I have gone over your manuscript on Jainism sent to me for perusal. I believe almost all the principles enumerated therein are, as far as they go, correct and accep able to all the sub-sects of Jains in India. I am str of opinion that they could be supported by ar respected by all Jains. Such a book in Er