Book Title: Jains Through Time
Author(s): Shilapi Sadhvi
Publisher: Veerayatan

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________________ The Jains through Time cannot be brought to a halt now." Eye Treatment In her solitary moments of meditation at the holy spot of the samavasarana, and whilst would be performed at the first eye camp on the Veerayatan site. Obstacles now arose, yawning like hideous mouths about to swallow up all her efforts, but Sadhvishri remained steadfast. Every setback awoke new strengths in her 166 The already sparsely populated area was further denuded of people in the summer talking with the local people about their when the fierce rays of the sun scorched the problems, Sadhvishri realised that the most earth. On one such day a jeep appeared on common diseases in the area were those the horizon. Some government officials affecting the eyes. Providing cures for eye were returning home after completing a ailments thus became her highest priority. survey up-country. From afar they saw a An important part of the programme of white-robed figure. They thought it was the commemorative activities for the nirvana goddess of the forest. They were intrigued. centenary became the opening of an eye What manner of being was this? Had it camp. In the autumn of 1974, on Gurudev's emerged from the earth or descended from birthday, it was decided that 250 operations the sky? Full of wonder, they turned the Jain Education International For Pavale & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary org

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