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system. The completely revolutionised the concept
of the high and the low. He revolt ed against the
convention which laid down that woman should be
under her father's protection in childhood, under
her husband's protection in youth and under her
son's protection in old age. Now onwards, the
distinctions of caste or gender shall not obstruct
the development of the soul. Under the aspect of
the soul, all are equal. Brahmin or Shoodra, man
or woman, young or old-whoever makes efforts can
attain liberation.
It was in order to justify this
that he made Chandanbālā his first nun. He helped
man overcome the dependence on fate and on the
grace of God.
In preached that man should make
efforts and said, "lowever great a god may be
and however good his heaven may be, if man shows
his humanity even a god bows at his feet.
That is
why man should insist on truth and love. It is
by his deeds., his virtuns and his stort, that
