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His patience was deep as the occan; his forbearance stood unmoved by the evils of the world even as the eternał Himalayas.
Mahavira was indeed, as his name indicates endowed with great physical courage. Add to it the moral and spiritual courage which found their abode in his heart.
The supreme lesson of "AHIMSA” rings out from every chapter of his life. He believed in non-violence not merely in action but also in thought and word.
Finally the excellent purity of his life and the noble example of his career have had a magical effect upon every one who had come in contact with him or read an account of his life.
CHAPTER XXIII
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A man improves more by reading the story of an eminent person than by the finest rules and precepts of morality.
ADDISON. Now we are almost at the end of our story. But how difficult it is to tear away from a
