He summarized his interpretation of Jainism in Shri Atma Siddhi Shastra, a Gujarati short verse poem written in 1896.When he was just 16years 5months old.
Gandhi listed Tolstoy's book, as well as John Ruskin's Unto This Last and the poet Shrimad Rajchandra (Raychandbhai), as the three most important modern influences in his life.