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Activities of Jain Religion in the Last Century
introductory, while Jacobi's work was comprehensive. In this tradition such scholars as Leumann, Klatt, Buhler, Hoernel and Windisch edited books on Jainology. Dr. E. F. R. Hoernel, the famous archaeologist, revised and translated Chanda's books.
Prakritalakshana and Upasaga Dashao. He also published diagrams of succession of Jain teachers. In 1897 A.D. Hoernel took the chair of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and in the next year he delivered a lecture on 'Jainism and Buddhism' in the annual meeting of the Society and there he upheld Jacobi's views. He edited Upasaga Dashao and in Sanskrit poetry writeen by himself in the beginning of the edition, Hoernel dedicated the edition to Atmaramji Maharaj. Hoernel sought solution of doubts from Shri Vijayanandasurishvarji (Atmaramji) and thus a close contact was established between the two and that is why he got the extraordinary honours to be invited as a representative of the Jain religion in the Parliament of Religions which was to meet in 1893 at Chicago in America. But since he was not able to attend the conference on account of the code of conduct for monks, he delegated Shri Virchand Raghavji Gandhi with the essay that he had prepared.
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In 1885, Shri Virchand Gandhi of Mahuva, of the Visha Shrimali caste, became the Hon. Secretary of 'Jain Association of India'. When Shri Virchand Raghavji Gandhi returns from abroad for the first time, chairs were hurled in his assembly. But later on he went abroad twice. On account of his scholarship, oratory and devotion to religion, he equally influenced scholars and common people during his travels in America. The conveners and scholars of the world Religions Conference honoured him with a silver medal. He not only delivered lectures on the Jain religion and showed its
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