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could now absorb Jain ideology without accepting any dogma or ritual whatsoever — "On page 163, Erikson writes, “But, if ever so fleetingly young Gandhiji had met a genuine seeker after truth, and we shall find essencial elements of Jain thought in Gandhiji's later ideology." On page 176, Erikson writes, “Raichandra put this world into words for him and the most essential of all Jain truths, thus to pervade his legal and political work, was the ‘Many-ness' of outlooks, which today we would cail relativity”. Further on page 181, he again quotes Gandhiji's following words, “I very much like this doctorine of many-nëss (anekānatavāda) of reality – It saves me from attributing motives to my opponents or critics -- today I can love them because I am gifted with eyes to see myself as others see me and vice-versa.” On page 157 - 158 of his book, Mr. Erikson observes, “It is significant that the chapter in the Autobiography which tells of young Gandhiji's lonie-coming at the age of twentytwo, and of his mother's death. does not bear a title referring to either. The heading is 'Raichandabhai’. This is the name of a man only a few years older than him, whom young Gandhiji mct on the evening of the very day. he heard of his mother's death. Raichandbhai (as Gandhi affectionately called Rajchandra) was a deeply philosophical young man
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