Sanatan Jain

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SASTANA JAIS:
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subunit that the attitude of the Jains TO THE EDITOR OF THE “Enylislinu 12. is grievously miscoustrued in this
Sir,- The key-note of the Licutc: connection, without regard to the nant-Governor's address to the Jain motives that impelled them to adopt deputation at Paresh Nath Hill which silence as the better part of discretion. would appear to have had a great At the same time it must be remeindeal to do in colouring the conclusions bered that the right vested in a comto which he was being led, was the munity is never obscured or rendered assumption that the whole Hill could null and void by their failure to raisc not be regarded as in all places equal a cloud of dust and controversy over Jy sacred. The statement may sound it. Because the Jains were disinclin' queer to all who fail to put them- ed to make themselves aggressively selves into the skin" of an Indian articulate in the past, it does not religious Sect. To them it would follow as a matter of course, that they seem as nothing better than making
have thereby bound theinselves down a too large order. But those who
for all times altogether irrevocably understand the view points of Eastern to the acceptance of the harm caused
to them and the violation and forreligions even if they find it hard to reconcile them to sound reason, com
feiture of their rights. The Jains monly so called, will hesitate to con
bad their reasons which we propuse sider the statement in similar right to discuss just now for maintaining "I find myself unable " says the & vow of silence at the time when Lieutenant-Governor “to accept the their rights over the entirety of the statement that the whole Hill (that Hill were to a certain extent set at is, the whole Paresh Nath range) is Daught and ignored. But it must be all equally sacred. Such a stateinent distinctly understood that they had is at variance with the previous atti- no desire to connive at the wrong or tude of the Jains, it is contrary to take a philosophic view of the infracthe facts which can be seen by any tion of their most valued privileges one that chooses to visit the Hill: and with which they cannot persuade it is if you will allow me to say most themselves to part for all the world.. respectfully contrary to sound reason. The judgment of the Honorable It is contrary to the attitude hitherto High Court in the Piggery cases is assumed by the Jains ; for they have fairly explicit about the reasons that not hitherto claimed that exclusive made the Jains averse to the loud sanctity for the whole Hill, which
assertion of their rights when these some of their present representations
were partly infringed at the instance indicate their desire now to secure.”
of the Government. Their silence With due deference to the opinion was not dictated by a desire to sub: emanating from such an august and mit to the extinguishment of their high-placed isthority, we beg Icavo to rights but rather it is to be attributed