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to the question whether the modern age is one of development or decadence."9 It should not, however, be forgotten that the aims of the movement can be realized only by following the spirit of all the five 'vows'.
We may then conclude without contradiction that the significance of the Anuvrata movement as a cure for the evils of the present day lies in its being the application of the essential Jaina philosophy of the five vows to the changed time with suitable modifications, and also in its approach to the whole problem of peace and unity by suggesting that the immense potentialities that each individual has for promoting social unity can be actualized by developing inner harmony and regulated spiritual evolution.
9 Ibid., p. 29
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