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Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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Samachar Relief Fund or the Chief Minister's relief fund and names of several Jains are prominent in such lists. Not with proud but with pride, I can say that Jains need not be taught humanity - they are born with this quality. No doubt there would be exceptions, but they cannot negate the rule.
There is another important aspect. Whenever anyone with a good project approaches the donors, it is everyone's experience that if the name of God is involved, executing, the project, howsoever big, becomes easy. The task of constructing a derasar gets done very easily, whereas for other projects like construction of an upashray etc. a lot of efforts are needed. This is experienced by many in the lighter vein - we hear the beggars saying, Bhagwan Ke Naam par Kuch De do Baba!"). When the reality is such, one should not lose sight of the boundless punya of teerthankar parmatma. One can never think of using the money donated in the name of and as a result of the punya of teerthankara anywhere else. Not only the shastras forbids this, it is not correct otherwise also While dealing with the subject, I wish to draw attention to an allied issue. On occasions of anjan shalaka or pratishtha when uchhamanis are invited, it is not fair to say that a good amount got collected due to persuasion by certain person or performance of some musician / singer etc. No doubt the effective presence of a Mahatma or soul stirring music and singing of some persons play a good role in
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