Book Title: This is Jainism
Author(s): C N Zutshi
Publisher: C N Zutshi

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________________ ( 39 ) Rama of his famous Kirtan was not Rama, son of Dashratha, but the Rana who is the essence of all souls, and is named Rama Rahim, Ishaar, Allah, etc., according to one's own religious faith. Thus from the point of view of bigots, the great man was an ireligious person, If we cast a glance over his actions whether in private life or in public life, solving the problems of Harijans, or working for rural uplift, or in any other social field, we shall find that all his actions were thoroughly saturated with the true and inner spirit of all the religions of the world It was so because he belonged to the invisible church of the Spirit, the silent worship of which only lovers of humanity can understand, and of which it has been rightly said : “Her priests all God's faithful sons, To serve the world raised up; The pure in heart her baprised oncs, Love her communion cup." No doubt, every religion worth the name has its own philosophy of life. Without this knowledge, no religion can be said to be an independent religion. But this serious subject in every religion happens to be the concern of

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