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of the -opinion that Jainism is 'much older than. the vedic darshana."
. . Swami Rammisraji Shastri. i . Professor Sanskrit College, Benaras. :. ."There is nothing wonderful in my saying that Jainism was in existence long before the Vedas were composed."
-Dr. S. Radhakrishnan,
Vice-President. 2. "The Jain Sadhu leads a life which is praised by all. He practises the vratas and the rites strictly and shows to the world the way one has to go in order to realise the atma. Even the life of a Jain householder is so faultless that India should be proved of him.”
Dr. Satischandra Vidya Bhushan, M. A., Ph. D. "We learn from Sashtras and commentaries the Jainism is existing from begingingless time. This fact is indisputable and free from difference of opinion. There is much historical evidence on this point."
. -Lokamanya Bala Gangadhar Tilak.
"In the field of history, Jain history is the most useful of all for the world. It is very helpful to those who write histories and to those
