Philosophy and Spirituality of Srimad Rajchandra

Author(s): U K Pungaliya
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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Life And Works Of śrīmad Rajchandra - After leaving school at the age of 12, he learnt Gujarati, Hindi, Ardhamāgadhi, Prakrit and Sanskrit on his own.
While describing his own nature, he observed that he liked brotherhood and unity in society and always wanted to be helpful to others. He also liked nonattachment (Vairāgya) very much from his early childhood. 3
He always accompanied his father to Krsna temple and took part with interest in Kısņa-Bhakti and believed in the theory that God is the Creator. He also visited many Jains and learnt their religious hymns and compositions like Pratikramaņa and Sāmāyika and studied them with meaning. Because of the 'stress on non-violence and compassion (karunā) in Jainism, he developed love for all living beings and consequently for Jain religion also.
Jātismarana.
A peculiar incident took place in his life at the age of 7. An elderly neighbour, called Amichandbhai, who loved śrīmad, died of snake-bite. Seeing his death, Srimad started thinking as to what had happened to Amichandbhai. He, being very young, his father avoided