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all the ruling chiefs who had specially' come there from the surrounding country. There were present many of his disciples and followers, princes and beggars, wise men and the ignorant, of all castes-all anxious to pay their homage to Mahavira. : : It was the 15th day of the first half Kartika. The Lord preached for almost the whole night; and then every one went to sleep.
But Mahavira was quite awake. He knew that his end had come; and · when it was twilight, his noble soul Shuffled off its mortal. coil and attained Nirvana or salvation.
CHAPTER XXII . Character and Teachings.
Character is the product of daily, hourly actions and words and thoughts, daily forgiveness unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others, struggles against temptation, submissiveness under trial. Oh! it is these, like the blending colours in a picture or the blending notes of music, which constitute the man.
J. R. MacDUFF.
