Book Title: Samraditya
Author(s): Pushkarmuni, Devendramuni
Publisher: Shree Lakshmi Pustak Bhandar

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________________ 278 The long and broad highways of Cham-- panagari taught lessons of equality. They appeared to say : "We do not keep any distinction between diffirent persons and things. All walk over us Elephants, horses, camels, mules, donkeys, chariots and carts, pedestrians, princes. and paupers, saints and all others are equal in our eyes. We do not believe in any distinction between them. The distinction between night and day is made by the people themselves. We highways are always the same at all times." In Champanagari there was a market. of eighty-four squares (choutas), The beauty of the different markets of various things and the movements to and fro of the people were as if saying by signs : “Buy at once whatever you want to buy;. otherwise there will be evening in no time. The market will be closed as soon as it. will be evening.” The markets of goldsmiths, pan-sellers, scent and perfume dealers,

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