The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1936 page)

(1867–1901).
Jain spiritual reformer. He was born Raichandbhai Mehta, his later name being a title bestowed on him by his followers. In his youth, he reviewed all religions and came to the conclusion that Jainism was the truest, given that all religions contain corruptions and imperfections. He continued to study texts more closely, especially those of the
Digambaras
, and came to believe that his vocation was to found a new religion as a reformed version of Jainism. In
Atmasiddhi
(Self-Realization, 1896), he maintained that true religion consists of six principles:

(i) the soul exists;
(ii) the soul is eternal;
(iii) the soul is the agent of its own acts;
(iv) the soul experiences what it enacts;
(v) the state of deliverance exists; and
(vi) the means to attain deliverance exists.

R
jacandra is well-known for the influence he had on
G
ndh
, not least for his emphasis on
ahi
s
and for persuading him not to go any further on the path toward Christianity.

 
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COUNCILS, BUDDHIST
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(Skt.). In
S
khya
one of the three strands (
gu
as
) of material nature (
prak
ti
). It is present in varying degrees in all things except pure consciousness (
puru
a
). In the external world, rajas is manifested as force or movement: that which moves has a predominance of rajas. In the individual, it is ambition, effort, and activity; it is also anxiety, passion, wickedness, and all forms of suffering. Through interaction with the other gu
as all varieties of creation arise.