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here Jainism might have a great adopt a Jain philosophy on the basis of mission.
any authenttc religion. So I could The intuition was stimulated by a write to late Prof. von Glasenapp, when system of logic which keeps touch with he once inquired about my philoso. reality and sacrifices mere formality phical development, that I was a to it.
Christian with a Jain Philosophy and In our world, striving for unity, but that I did see here any contradiction. handicapped by all kinds of sectari- Glasenapp thought this information imanisms which is the ransam of speciali- portant enough to mention it in his sation - the Jain philosophy of non- book 'Das Indienbild Deutscher absolutism could have a great practical Denker' (The India Image of German importance. In the sense of teachings Thinkers), in which he points also-see of Lord Mahavira, my teacher Champat the chapter, 'Indian Religious ComRai Jain applied Jain logic to the science munities in Germany'-to the Indian of comparative religion, with the result Library (Champat Rai Jain Library) at it was possible to his discipline to Bad Godesberg.
१. जैनियों के अहिंसा तत्त्व की प्रशंसा में निम्न महानुभावों ने लिखा है कि
इसका प्रभाव अजैनों पर पड़ा है जैनियों के उद्योग से बहुत सी पशुबलि
बन्द हुई है। २. उनका (जैनों का) साहित्य तो बहुत ही गम्भीर और देखने योग्य है । ३. जैन कषियों ने हिन्दू व मुसलमान राजाओं के साथ बहुत काम किया है। १. बड़े साहित्य भण्डार के स्थापित करने वाले जैन लोग हैं।
-भि० जष्टन हर्टन, जर्मनी
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