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An Account of
idea have I entertained! Ah! what wicked words have I uttered! I repent it; my heart is deeply afflicted!"
The Pratikraman proceeds to recount the "faults" of vows committd, to confess and repent them and then Pratyakhyan— or a determination not to recommit the same-follows. This is to be found in Shravaka pratikramana. I have hitherto described how Jainism affeNational cts the national welfare and morality welpare of people. National welfare depends on the moral condition of society. Morality begets mutual trust which strengthens union. Union makes great achievements possible. The Joint-stock companies of Bombay, Ahemadabad etc. are supported greatly by Jain capital. Of late, however, the Jains have been confining their attention to secondary matters to the detriment of their primary interests. So they have not only lost learning and political power but they have come to lose every influence in the administration of the country. If they
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