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THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF JAINISM
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Fig. 1.1
Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara. (Svetambara image; the eyes, lips and torso are marked.) His idol is distinguished by the emblem of a lion (from. Sirohi, Rajasthan).
4th November 1975. These important dates are summarised in Figure 1.2. One of the great admirers of the Jain religion was Mahatma Gandhi who was greatly influenced by certain Jains e.g. Raychand/Srimad Rajchandra (see, Hay, 1970).
