Jainism and World Problems

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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JAINISM AND WORLD PROBLEMS
elaboration of the allegorical method ; suffice it to say that books are now available which describe it with scientific percision, and explain the purport of all religions, and also the scientific basis on which they are all grounded and founded. But the first thing for a clear understanding of the point is a scientific investigation of comparative Religion, and the absence of bias and bigotry of all kinds whatsoever. Amongst the books which may be referred to are my own :
1 The Key of Knowlege, 2 The Confluence of Opposites, 3 Jainism, Christianity & Science, and, 4. The Lifting of the Veil or the Gems of Islam,
Parts I & II. All these books deal with the allegories of different religions and give a rationally acceptable reading of them, at the same time making it clear that the interpretations presented actually express the real intentions of the founders of the religions concerned. And the extraordinary thing about this method is that when the different religions are understood correctly in this manner, they all reveal identically the same teaching and doctrine, and what is still more extraordinary is the fact that they all teach exactly the same thing as Jainism does. I may say at once that I am not here to claim any supremacy or superiority for Jainism over any other religion. Far from it ; I am only stating what has been found to be the case, and what any one will find to be the case, if he will proceed to study Religion as it ought to be studied. As a matter of fact, when I say that all religions have taught the same thing, I put thein all on a basis of equality, making it clear, at the same time, that no religion is higher than or superior to any other, when properly understood.
Thus far Materialism and the Science of Religion proper have not had an opportunity to try thei: strength against each other. Modern Science has never really under