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of Swamy-Bhickhanjee has made impression on the history of world thought.
My Impression of Terapanth and Its First
Acharaya Swamy Bhickhanjee Terapanth rather Jainism itself as so many people have said in terms of criticism, and as I repeat in terms of justification and praize, is a great golden umbrella which shelters many forms of thought, many practices and many, approaches to that final emancipation the Jains call it, "MOKSHA OR NIRVAN" Swamijee tread the path expounded by Lord Mahavira, but his glory is characteristic in that he effected a synthesis, a harmonious adaptation of the doctrine of Lord Mahavira not dnfting an inch away from Truth, and made it possible for people with different equipments, with different heredities and different ideas to: follow their own philosophy: but, at the same time, to aspire beyond that individual philosophy to that supreme revelation in which the individual soul becomes capable to. reach Moksha; and is not differentiated from those interposed obstructions. Terapanth believes in the unity of all religions because of its vision of oneness in everything.. It is because the soul 18 ope, it may assyme different forms and the wise will see one soul under a variety of forms. The need of the moment 18 not one religion, but mutual respect and tolerance of devotees of different religions. We want to reach' not the dead level but unity in diversity.
