Jain Digest 2002 01

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA
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JAIN DIGEST
A Publication by the Federation of Jain Associations in North America Spirng 2002 Volume 19, No. 1
VARDHMAN NAGAR IN MAKING
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YSA CONVENTION 2002 July 4th-7th New Jersey
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JAIN TEMPLE, WASHINGTON, DC
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Cardiology Vinod K. Shah, MD, FAOC A. A. Paul, MD. FACC Mahesh Shah MD.FACC Anil K. Shah, MD, FACC Anantha Rao, MD, FACC Gastroenterology Umed K. Shah. MD, FACG Au R. Shah, MD, FACG Nayan R. Shah, MD, FACG Sreenivas Manham MD Pulmonology Kiran D. Mehta, MD, FCCP Neurology Beena A. Shah, MD Internal Medicine Bhasker A. Jhaven, MD David M Federle, MD Mary Kramer, MD Avani D. Shah, MD Dhiren Shah, MD Chandra B. Saja, MD Manoj Panwala, MD Hematology/Oncology Gurdeep Chhabra, MD Harminder S. Sethi, MD Gerontology Anwar Munshi, MD, FACP Rita B. Jhaveri, MD Pediatrics lla V. Shah, MD, FAAP MEO, Lafeer, MD, FAAP Dawn Bertram Stewart, MD Beena Kletpal, MD Fahmi H Fahmi MIX Pediatrics/Internal Medicine Jamen 1. Harring, MD, FAAP FACP Family Practice John E. Fenwick, MD 1. Patrick Jarbor, MD Robert J. Bauer, MD John L. Bennett, MD 1. Scott Tidball, MD Roy H. Banales, MD Radiology Halappa G. Hall, MD Harris E. Orach, MD Psychiatry Aruna A. Paril, MD Endocrinology John Tourtelor. MD
JAI JINENDRA
अहो! अहो! श्री सद्गुरु, करुणासिंधु अपार 311 TR RT out, 3TET! 316T! 3401 (828)
Thanks! the Holy True Teacher! Unfathomable ocean of compassion;
I'm highly obliged; Oh! good Teacher, The Pupil poor has no expression. (124)
शं प्रभुचरणकने धरूं? आत्माथी सह हीन, ते तो प्रभुले आपियो, वर्तु चरणाधिन (१२५) What should I offer to you, Lord? In soul-comparison all is trifle;
The soul is gifted by the Lord,
I wish to act to your oracle. (125) - Shri Atmasiddhi Shastra, Srimad Rajchandra -
Hollywood Office Philip I Bean Medical Center PO Box 640 24035 Three Notch Road Hollywood, MD 20636 301-373-7900 Leonardtown Offices Shanti Medical Center PO Box 664 26840 Point Lookout Road, Suite 101 Leonardtown, MD 20650 301-755577 301-475-5524 St. Mary's Medical Arts Building PO Box 306 22650 Cedar Lane Court Leonardtown, MD 20650 310-475-5021 301-475-5023 Prince Frederick Office Calvert Medical Office Building 110 Hospital Road, Suite 303 Prince Frederick, MD 20078 410-535-4333 Lexington Park Office 22335 Exploration II Suite 1030 & 1035 Lexington Park, MD 20653 30L-863-7041 301-863-9000 California Office PO Box 50 23263 By the Mill Road California, MD 20619 301 863 5835 Charlotte Hall Office Charlotte Hall Medical Centre PO, Box 507 29795 Three Notch Road Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 301-884-7322 301-884-7330 Mechanicsville Office Village Medical Annex 28160 Old Village Road. Suite Mechanicsville, MD 20659 301-884-4666 Washington Area 831 University Blvd. 32 Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-445- 50
We dedicate ourselves to ceaseless efforts of Acharya Sushil Kumarji and Gurudev Chitrabhanuji,
in spreading the principles of Jainism among all the Jains settled in North America.
We congratulate the Executive Committee for their devoted service to JAINA.
SHAH ASSOCIATES, M.D., L.L.C.
Shanti Medical Center, P.O. Box 664, Leonardtown, MD 20650 Phone: 301-475-5579 Metro 301-870-2049 Fax 301-884.7419

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
JAIN DIGEST
Dear Fellow Jains,
SPRING 2002 VOL. 19 NO. 1 CIRCULATION: 8500
In this issue
Jain Digest Editors.............3
From the Editor.
Headquarter News...
Jaina Day..
..............6
Upcoming Events...........]
Committee News...............10
Colour Science of Namokar Mantra.
............17
Sallekhana vs. Suicide......... 18
What You Sow, So You.........19
Regional News....................21
Jai Jinendra. I hope all is well with your family, friends, and loved ones during this time of turbulence in the world. Please be assured that JAINA is doing everything it can to promote peace and spirituality to Jains across North America, and welcomes any suggestions or comments that you may have. Well, a lot has happened since the last issue of Jain Digest... First, I have a progress report on topics mentioned in the last issue:
• The Education Committee has planned a Pathshala Teachers conference. A standardized curriculum and set of books will be discussed. One of the main issues that will be addressed is, convenient mobility and transferability for students. For example, a student moving from one city to another would not have any difficulty joining the new city's pathshala class. • Work has been progressing on the national JAINA library. It is shaping up to be ready for all member societies to participate and check out books. You may contact Virendra Shah at Jain Society of Southern Calif. For more details . We have a confirmed plan to bring you the first of a series of guest lectures on Sunday April
28th on TV Asia, and possibly other broadcasting stations. In new topics, we are working on ways in which all member societies can have access to highly acclaimed scholars from all over the world. I have requested all the Presidents of all large societies to provide some portion of the time for scholars to lecture at smaller societies in surrounding areas. In other news:
The JNF_MIS participation activity, which was stated on computer during last convention, has been continued on jaina.org web site. Please browse on the web site and examine a variety of items available to you.
Additionally, we have started the Jaina Focus newsletter on the same web site. This newsletter is intended to get to you timely information with convenient access via the Internet. I urge all Jains to inform Mr. Samprati Shah for publication requests of any reportable achievement, which he and his committee will then evaluate with specific guidelines.
Furthermore, we have and are proceeding to consolidate various activities and reports to you on one and only one web site, namely, jaina.org.
Planning for the Convention 2003 in Cincinnati is going at full force. During the next Executive Committee meeting in Chicago, on March 23, 2002, we plan to discuss details thoroughly. For those of you who attended and enjoyed JAINA Convention 2001, please inform your friends and families about it. We encourage everyone to plan on attending JAINA Convention 2003 in Cincinati.
The JAINA-sponsored “Vardhman Nagar" construction near Bhuj is progressing at full speed.
We want to come as close as possible to you. JAINA wants to be of service to you, and add value to the existing efforts by the leaders of your society. We have commenced a program of “JAINA Day" at as many centers as possible. One or more leaders of JAINA will be available to brief you about JAINA's efforts to enhance your way of living as a Jain.
Always ready to serve you,
Yours truly,
You can make a difference...23
Affiliates News.................
Life Members Update.........26
JAINA Book Store...........26
JAINA Convention Financial
Statement..
MIS Registration Form.......28
Matrimonials.....................30
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Young Minds....................34
Young Jian Professionals....36
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FROM EDITOR IN CHIEF:
JAINA WEBSITE
Jai Jinendra!
JAINA Website is updated. Jaina information, YJA, YJP, Jain Network Forum, Jaina Focus, Jain Digest etc will be integrated in on database. Log on to: "www.jaina.org."
The cover of this issue recognizes the ardent efforts made by Jaina World Community Services and its team under the leadership of Dr. Dhiraj Shah. This project will make the difference in the lives of many people.
We are pleased to add a new feature "upcoming events","beginning this issue. It will provide information on all major programe taken up by Jain Centres around the country.
The YJA is planning the next Youth Convention in the summer of 2002. Detalis are in this issue.
It takes a great deal of time and money to produce and distribute JAIN DIGEST to over 7500 families. You can help by becoming a JAINA Patron and or a Jain Digest life member. Please inform about any change of address and for adding new members to its mailing list at jainahq@aol.com.
We would like to hear from you, share your insights through letters to Editor. Feel free to send in any articles, information you may wish to share it with community at large.
1. Executive Committee 2. Organizations; President, Directors, Trustee etc 3. Education; Pathshala, Library 4. Jaina Focus; News Items 5. Jain Digest 6. Jain Network forum 7. Conventions; 2003 Convention 8. YJA Convention etc. 9. Jaina Activities Awards Direct your questions to: Kamalesh Amin, Executive Director, JAINA P.O. Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068 email: jainahq @aol.com Phone/fax: (716) 636-5342
Lata Champsee
Meet Your Editors for Jain Digest:
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Young Minds Mansi Shah
Matrimonials Hasmukh Shah
Circulation Manager
Keerti Shah
Marketing Manager
Dilip V Shah
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Camera Shy
Managing Board
Cover Design Drumail Purohit
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HEADQUARTERS NEWS....
JAINA MEETINGS AT SIDDHACHALAM
JAINA Board of Directors and Executive Committee Meetings were held on December 1, 2001 at Siddhachalam. Due to lack of quorum for JAINA Board of Directors meeting, Directors present participated in all items of the agenda, and the following is the summary of the discussion.
1. Meeting was started with Navkarmantra.
2. Observed 2 minutes of silence for victims of twin towers at World Trade Center on 9/11/01
3.Highlights of last phone meetings were read, and past minutes of meeting were circulated and approved by Executive Committee.
4.YJA Convention - This years' convention will be held on July 4th weekend in New Jersey. There will be 3 Age groups, 14-17, 18-24, and 25-29. The maximum number of registrations would be 700 and it will be on first come first serve basis and everyone will need to write short essay. Convention Souvenir will be distributed in the CD format. They requested $25,000 from JAINA for the convention. JAINA may approve maximum of $10,000, as a loan to be repaid if they turn in the profit, if not then that will be considered as a grant. With the current expenses and income, YJA may run into shortfall as high as $75,000. They were requested to re-examine their expenses. They will be required to provide their accounting. Birud Zaveri is the chairperson of YJA convention.
5. Treasurer's Report - Mr. Girish Shah handed out the financial report. JAINA General Fund has just enough money for next issue of Jain Digest. JAINA needs about $100,000 per year. Girish Shah proposed and Anop Vora seconded the proposal that JAINA should deduct 3% administration fee for all outgoing funds upon the receipt of the funds, rather then at the time of distribution of funds. This would allow JAINA with the immediate use of the funds. It will also simplify accounting procedures for the JAINA committees. JAINA committee would also have the clear-cut idea of their availability of the funds. The Executive Committee approved the motion.
6. JAINA Marketing Group: JAINA is facing financial crunch. There has been lack of enrollment in patron program as well as general donations. It was felt that we needed to form a group, whose main function would be to raise funds on an ongoing basis, till we can make Jain Digest financially independent. To meet this need, a group was formed for the sole purpose of fund raising and marketing of JAINA products. This group would be called as JAINA marketing group. The Executive Committee appointed their members as follows: Dr. Manibhai Mehta, Chairperson. Bipin Parikh and Dilip V. Shah. Their objectives would be: 1. Fund raising 2. Creating and maintaining JAINA awareness and 3. What can JAINA do for all Jain Centers, to make the difference?
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7.JAIN DIGEST: In order to coincide publication of the Jain Digest with major JAINA functions, it was decided to change Jain Digest publication dates to the following new dates:
February 28th, May 30th August 30th and November 30 Dilip V. Shah is currently active in bringing national advertisements for Jain Digest. YJA & YJP will also help in bringing advertisements for the Jain Digest. Deadline for each issue will be 30 days prior to the publication date.
Mr. Naresh Shah will provide an article about his community services, such as Jain marriage procedures, poojas etc. Mr. Lalit Shah, past president of JAINA will distribute Jain Digest in India at his expense. We still do not have enough Jain Digest Life Members. Jain Digest life member's list was distributed to all regional vice presidents. They were requested to follow through their directors and local sanghs to recruit more life members.
8. JAINA 2001 Convention Report - Dr. Bipin Parikh circulated Financial Statements. We had 4,800 registrations, and we just about broke even. There are outstanding pledges of more than $36,000. But he did not see any problem in collecting them. He also mentioned that he is working on 2005 & 2007 convention sites, possibly LA and Orlando. Dallas or Houston may want to participate in 2009.
9. JAINA 2003 Convention - Our next convention is finalized for Cincinnati, Ohio. Convention center has great sound system with 462,000 sq. feet area. He felt that between 4 days rental of the convention hall and services, JAINA's cost should not be more than $100,000. This amounts to saving of over $100,000 from Chicago convention. Mr. Anop Vora assigned following Executive Committee members for the convention:
Kirit Daftary and Kamlesh Amin as Secretary of Convention Lata Champsee preferred to work in Souvenir Committee instead of Registration committee as suggested.
Kirit Daftary was added in Program & VIP Invitation Committee. Sushil Jain's name was added in Publicity & P.R. Committee Chandrakant Shah's name was added in Fund Raising Com
mittee.
10. Reports From JAINA Committee Members:
Mr. Nirmal Dosi discussed about celebration of 2600th Birth
day anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. April 13-14, 2002. This would be co-sponsored by JAINA and YJA. Dr. Bipin Parikh appointed Kirit Kapadia as JAINA representative to Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan.
YJP: Dr. Bipin Parikh mentioned about combining data from MIS, YJA, and YJP. There are about 900 members, of which there are 100 paid members. Mr. Anop Vora discussed the over-lapping age issue of YJA and YJP. Their website is www.yjponline.org

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HEADQUARTERS NEWS....
Education Committee - Mr. Sudhir Shah made presentation of 14. Sadharmic Bhavans around North America - Bipin Parikh Pathshala. Mrs. Anita Shah developed CD "Who Wants to be a discussed the program. This will be a local program. JAINA can Jain Scholar" for Pathshala children. They currently have 200 sets only promote and create guidelines. of Pathshala books available for the distribution. This can be pur- April 25, 2002 will be the last day of the 2600th Birth anniverchased at a nominal cost of $12 per set. He would like to have sary of Mahavir Bhagwan. We are planning to have a lecture and a introductory classes for future Pathshala Teachers in next Conven- prayer on that day at UN. Gurudev Chitrabbanu may attend the tion. Mrs. Lata Champsee suggested that JAINA should certify function. Dr. Manoj Dharamsi (Mahavir Memorial Committee) the teachers for uniformity in teaching. Their website is will check out the possibility of holding such function. www.anekant.org
JAINA has been approved as NGO, by UNO. There are only MIS Committee - Mr. Anop Vora discussed about MIS com- two Indian organizations, which have status of NGO. mittee. It was discussed to raise the fee for MIS advertising from Kirit Daftary formally invited JAINA Executive Committee to $25 to $50. Kirit Daftary suggested that there is no reason for hold their next quarterly meeting of March 2002 in Dallas, TX. Hasmukh Shah to withhold $15/per ad as his expenses. If he is
The meeting was adjourned with Khamemi Save Jiva. spending $15/per ad then we need to look at the way of reducing the cost. We are actually loosing money on MIS advs. It was suggested that, those who get married though Jain Digest advertise
JAINS ON PBS ment should donate $151 to JAINA.
Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington's Swapna Database Work & Website Development: - Sunil Jain of Chi- Ceremony was video-taped in its entirety by the Public cago and Mr. Girish Shah is working on updating JAINA website. Broadcasting Service (PBS), and an edited version of This should be ready before next YJA convention. The data from the same (along with some interviews taped earlier at YJA, YJP, MIS, etc., will be integrated in one database. Website the temple on the same day) was broadcasted by the will be updated within next 2 months.
PBS TV station throughout the nation twice on August V.R. Gandhi Committee - Mr. Pravin Shah discussed the ac
26, 2001 tivities of his committee. Public Relation Committee - Dr. Sushil Jain was approached
2003 JAINA CONVENTION by the State Department to help them set up guidelines for visa qualification for scholars. He suggested that we need to develop
JAINA has made a decision to hold the next guidelines for sick persons in the hospital, deathbed and funeral
Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio during July 4-6, 2003. for American hospitals, clergies etc. They should have set of Prayers, reference material such as Tatvarth Sutra, etc. We should also make
Bipin Parikh, Anop R.Vora, Prabodh Vaidya, Kishor Shah,
Keerti Shah visited Cincinnati on Sept.29, 2001 at the guidelines to create travel packages to be handed out at the disaster time. Senate will hold prayer on April 25, 02.
invitation of the Jain Sangh of Cincinnati and Dayton. No Directors or President are authorized to speak to Media
Cincinnati Convention Center is very impressive on behalf of JAINA. Dr. Sushil Jain will develop "Public Rela- and has facilities to host as many as 10,000 visitors. tions Guidelines".
It is surrounded by a number of well known hotels 11. JAINA Patron Program - Hasendra Shah is Patron Pro- JAINA'S decision is based upon the availability of an gram Coordinator. We need to concentrate our efforts on increas- excellent spot at a reasonable cost and also on the ing patron members of JAINA. JAINA Headquarters will send interest level and enthusiasm shown by the local out the list of past Patrons to JAINA regional Vice Presidents.
community of Cincinnati and Dayton. JAINA is thankful 12. JAINA Bulletin Board Service-It was decided to drop this to Dr. Surendra Singhvi and Soha Shah, Convention committee since it has lost its purpose.
Co-convenors, for arranging the trip. 13. Smaller Jain Centers - Big Centers should help smaller
Please mark your calendar now. The Convention Centers in Jain activities. Bigger Jain centers should schedule the
is going to be the best ever. We will keep you posted scholar visits to the smaller centers day before or the day after the
as the developments unfold. main event, so more Jain families are exposed to and have a chance to learn from the scholars.
Anop R. Vora Convener, 2003 JAINA Convention
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JAINA DAY AT YOUR CENTER
Dilip V. Shah, Philadelphia, PA
This April, we will reach the end of a yearlong celebration of Committee of JAINA has become Tirthrakshak of Lachhwar - 2600th Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir. We now need to Birthplace of Lord Mahavir. look around us to see how we will continue on the path shown by
Countless volunteers and just one part time Executive Direchim. Fifty-seven Jain Centers throughout North America has done
tor accomplish all this. Individual Jain families pay no dues to wonderful job of providing places of worship and studies. Our
receive these services. Member societies pay dues of $100 or $200 centers are focal point of Jain communities. They have built mag
per year and rest of the funds comes from generous benefactors of nificent Temples and have Pathshalas for the coming generation.
JAINA. Our Jain tradition of giving has continued here - thouThe unifying force behind all our centers is JAINA. The one sands of miles from our homeland. and only organization in North America representing all the Jains
In this third decade of JAINA, time is ripe for some self-exwithout regard to the language, cast or panth. JAINA is the legacy
amination. Has JAINA touched your life? Have you benefited from of Acharya Sushilmuniji and Gurudev Chitrabhanuji. Created in
the activities of JAINA? What would you like to see JAINA do? 1981 as an umbrella organization with three Sanghs is now repre
Would you like to volunteer your talents or time? Would you like senting 57 centers in USA and Canada and growing.
to come to a town hall type meeting and ask questions of JAINA I for one cannot imagine sustaining our way of life in this Executives? JAINA is ready when you are. adopted land without JAINA. The services JAINA provides are
JAINA is proposing to observe a JAINA day at your center at too numerous to enumerate here but let me name a few: JAIN
a time suitable to your center. JAINA will send one of the past DIGEST, a quarterly publication is sent to 8,000 Jain homes.
presidents of JAINA and one or more current member of the ExJAINA education committee has produced teaching materials and
ecutive Committee to address your concerns in open to all town books for our pathshalas. A picturesque and colorful Jain calendar
hall type meeting. Regional Vice President and JAINA Directors decorates living room walls of Jain homes and soon every home
from your region will also be invited so that you can establish will be equipped with a mini Jain library. Marriage Information
person-to-person contact. If your center wishes, JAINA will arService is a blessing for hundreds of parents who have found suit
range for a guest artist for a program of Bhakti Geets. The centers able match for their children. Hundreds of Yatris have joined pil
will decide on the precise format and will be in charge of the progrimage to our Tirthdhams. JAINA Book Store is now ready to
gram. JAINA just wishes to come out and meet you. quench thirst for religious knowledge. The Scholar visitation committee has facilitated visits of scores of speakers in most of the First of this JAINA Day will be celebrated at Chicago on March centers. The Scholar visitation committee helps centers obtain US 24h. Two other centers are discussing possible dates. If your center or Canadian visas for visiting scholars. We have created North is willing to host JAINA DAY please contact the coordinator: Dilip American Jain families assistance program. Senior Citizens com- V. Shah at (215) 561 0581 or by email: dilipvshah@aol.com mittee is pondering retirement communities. And the list goes on. JAINA Conventions held every two-year is the most visible
Maskhaman of Namita Mehta sign of JAINA's efforts. Visitors from India marvel with tears in
Ms. Namita Mehta wanted to do Maskhaman for the last their eyes the sight of thousands of Jains under one roof celebrat
three years, but this year her parents gave her the ing their heritage, their faith and their traditions. Tomorrow's leaders
blessing to accomplish it. Her younger brother Vishal are being trained at YJA and YJP. Their commitment to the cause
accompanied her in fasting. He did Atthai, and so did of Jainism assures us that future of our faith is secure.
her grandfather. Shri Babubhai Kadiwala and his two The World community Service of JAINA has worked tire
grandsons were invited to perform the Siddhachakra
Maha Pujan and the whole Jain community of New York lessly on many humanitarian projects in India and around the
participated. New York's Jain community is very proud world. Of the nearly 1,400 Indian organizations in the US, JAINA
of her. This was the first Maskhaman of New York. is one of the only two organizations to have gotten NGO status at the U.N. JAINA is a founding member of World Confederation Namita is in the Honors program at the George of Jains. JAINA and the Jain Center of Southern California orga- Washington University. Presently she is studying at nize Bidada Medical camp every year in Kutch. Within last six
Oxford University as a junior. For her senior year she months, JAINA has sent two containers loaded with medical equip
will be back in the U.S.A. He dream is to become a ments to hospitals in India and more are on the way. Tirthodhhar
corporate lawyer or go for International Law.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Second Jain Pathshala Teachers Conference May 25-27, 2002 Los Angeles, CA "Jain Education for the Digital Generation" Organized by JAINA Education Committee
Hosted by Jain Center of Southern California Website - www.jaincenter.net
MISSION STATEMENT: To promote and enhance learning and teaching of Jain philosophy while fostering unity amongst all Jains.
OBJECTIVE: To offer a platform for communication among Pathshala teachers of various Jain centers, Jain scholars and authors, web site moderators, educationalists, and JAINA education committee. This will also be a great opportunity to share some
effective teaching techniques and presentation styles that many of us are using successfully to educate the "Digital Generation".
FOCAL POINTS:1.Communication among Pathshala Teachers 2. Review of JAINA Educational Material / Feedback 3. Teachers Training/Qualification/Lesson Plan/Aid 4.Creation of Reference Library (Books, CD's, Videos) 5.Formation of Jain Educational Website
6. Evolution and Growth of Pathshala
REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION
Dates: Sat May 25,2002 8:00am to Mon May 27th 2:00pm Registration Fee: $25
All meals and accommodations with host families. Last Day of Registration - March 31, 2002 Registration form is available on Website - www.jaincenter.net
Make check payable to: Jain Center Of Southern California, Teacher's workshop 2002
For more information call Kiran & Rajul Vasa at
(562) 860-7273 or email @ RKVASA@AOL.COM
Jain Forum For Friendship
A Gathering To Unite Jain Adults 21 and Older May 17-19,2002, Los Angeles, CA

The Jain Forum for Friendship cordially invites Jain single adults, age 21 and older, to the first recreational weekend to be held at the Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC), Los Angeles, on May 1719, 2002. The three-day event is dedicated to stimulating friendships and lifelong relationships.
7. Possible Future Youth Projects
CALL FOR PAPERS: Share your successful methodology, styles, techniques and ideas with others. This call for papers is an invitation for you to submit a proposal for presentation on one of a variety of possible topics relating to effective teaching and learning of Jainism. The presentation time slot is about 15 min. Pro- Emergency Contact: Name:_ posal to be received before March 31, 2002.
Date of Birth:
Address1:
Phone:
Pravin K. Shah, Chairperson JAINA Education Committee Pkshah1@attglobal.net, 919-859-4994
We'll kick off the forum with a variety of activities consisting of
icebreakers and night events. During the day, you'll get to enjoy the
best of California outdoors and beach activities. After a full day of making new friends and touring the hotspots of Los Angeles, you will have the opportunity to listen to some entertaining realities of relationships from people that have been through it all.
Mark your calendars May 17th to May 19th, 2002 for a one of a kind weekend. Registration begins Friday, February 15th at
www.jain21.com. Please visit our web site regularly for updates and travel information. Please forward questions to info@jain21.com or contact Mamta Jain, mamtajain45@hotmail.com or 202/607-5246.
Registration Form - Part 1
Last Name:
First Name: Address1: City, State, Zip. Phone Res:_
Cell Phone:_
Education Visa Status Special Needs Interests
Sex: M
Registration forms received
By March 15th
By April 15th

Middle
cell
Part 2(optional)
Profession Food Habits
Bus:
$175.00 $225.00
$275.00
Part 3 Registration Fees
F
After April 15th
Please make checks payable to Jain Center of Southern California and send to: Amisha Wadher, Registration Chair
PO BOX 431, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92402
Early registration is advised, as only 200 places are available. You may also register online at www.jain21.com. If you are unable to afford the registration fees, please contact Vipin Vadecha at 909/ 861-2677 or e-mail vadechav@juno.com.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Pratishtha Mahotsav, Boston, MA
Pratishtha Mahotsav in Detroit Twenty-four Tirthankar Pratishtha Mahotsav
August 16-18. 2002
June 7-9, 2002
Jain Society of Greater Detroit is pleased to announce the Pratishtha Mahotsav celebrations of Twenty-four Tirthankars during August 16", 17h & 18h 2002. Religious leaders, scholars, lecturers and prominent dignitaries from the United States and abroad will be attending to bless these auspicious celebrations.
On behalf of the Jain Society of Greater Detroit, we extend a cordial invitation to you, your family and friends to join us during these festivities.
Jain Society of Greater Detroit will be honored by your presJain Center of Greater Boston (JCGB), Norwood, Massachu
ence during these auspicious festivities. Please mark your setts is planning for a Pratishtha Mahotsav on June 7-8-9, '02.
calendar now and plan to be part of these holy and joyous The actual Pratishtha will happen on June 8, Saturday.
celebrations. JCGB was established in 1973. They have been in the existing Please visit our web-site" www.jaintemple-detroit.org " for building in Norwood since 1981. About 250 families from MA, a RI, NH and MA are members of JCGB. They have done many
For any questions, please contact any one of the following pioneering work over the last 20 years, including National Direc
members. Praful L. Shah (248) 851-1978 tory project and starting of first Pathshala. JCGB has actively
Nalin J. Shah
(248) 689-8296 participated in various JAINA conventions by doing an exhibition, and presenting on Tattvarth Sutra, Gunasthanak, etc.
Niranjan H. Shah (248) 553-7327 JCGB will maintain the existing murti of Parshvanath as the Moolnayak. On one side there will be a murti of Adinath in Medi- We would appreciate, if you send us information on the form tation mode (in Digambar tradition) and on other side, a murti of below and help in planning of the program. Mahavir Swami in Pravachan mode (in Shwetambar tradition). (Detach and mail the bottom portion) JCGB is also planning to put a marble Namokar Mantra Shila on Name: the right hand side wall.
Address1: Gurudev Chitrabhanuji, Bhattarakji Devendra Kirtiji, and Shri
City, State, Zip Babubhai Kadiwala will grace the Pratishtha ceremony. Sangh
Phone Res: members are very enthused about the Pratishtha Mahotsav and are planning various activities.
E-mail: JCGB would have liked to invite the broad community of
Yes, we would like to attend the Pratishtha Northern America; however, the space and parking limitations do
Program in Detroit during Aug. 16-18", 2002. not allow us to do so. The size of our temple and land, located in
The number of people planning to attend is residential neighborhood, can accommodate only about 300 people. Hence, JCGB is appealing all the Jain brothers and sisters
(adults) & (children). from other states to visit us after the Pratishtha. Our temple is No, sorry we could not attend the program. But please usually open on every Sunday.
accept our contribution towards the Pratishtha. For further information please contact:
Please send your donations to Jain Society of Greater President Suren Shah at 508-949-3914. or surenshah@msn.com
Detroit and mail checks only to:
Jain Society of Greater Detroit Board of Advisors.Chairman, Chandra Khasgiwala, Tel: 978
Clo Mrs. Charu Parekh 470-0255. email: ckhasgiwala@yahoo.com
4065 Golf Ridge Drive Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-1795
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
2nd Annual Shibir July 4-7, 2002
to coincide with 5th Biennial YJA Convention Walking the Path of Adhyatma
To Get Rid of Mithyatva
It gives us immense pleasure to invite you, your family and friends to the Second Annual Shibir organized by the Jain Adhyatma Academy of North America (JAANA) at
Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center 3050 Woodbridge Ave. Edison, New Jersey 08837
For all of us the 1st annual shibir was an everlasting memory. We assure you that this 2ndAnnual Shibir will be equally rewarding to all of us. We have invited Pandit Dr. Hukumchandji Bharill, Pandit Abhaykumar Shastri and Pandit Dhirajbhai Mehta from India. Prof. Parasmal Agrawal and our youngest scholar Mr. Prakash Jain will join them.
Experience 3 days of total internal peace while learning about Jain Adhyatma
Lectures Panel Discussions Bhakti Social Spaces are limited First come first served basis. Cost: $69 + tax per day with two double beds (up to 4 persons) Meal cost: $20 per person per day (3 meals + afternoon tea) Shibir Registration: No charge (please fill out the form and fax) Please note: hotel has shuttle service to and from Newark Airport. Name
Address State
Email
Arriving by Flight_
Who Will Attend the Shibir? No of
adults
kids
Zip
I would like to
Phone
by Car
_share room with others and divide the costs - have my own room and pay for it
Local registrant. Count me for meals only Note: The rates mentioned above are subject to increase after May 20, 2002.

Please fax at 972-424-0680 or mail to Jain Adhyatma Academy of North America 601 West Parker Road, Suite 106, Plano, TX 75023 or email:info@jainadhyatma.org
Camp Inside Out July 28th- Aug 3rd, 2002 Siddhachalam, NJ
Camp Inside Out is a camp that was created by youth for youth to teach the core values of Jainism and to give young Jains entering 6th, 7th, and 8th grades a forum to meet others who share a similar background. Similar retreat was held at Siddhachalam in Blairstown, NJ in August 2001. The success of last year's camp was a true indication for need of such a Camp.
The camp is reminiscent of the spirit of Acharya Sushil Muniji's commitment to educating the next generation of Jains in America. Catered specifically for youth, this retreat interfaces the philosophical fundamentals and the practical applications of Jainism in an environment filled with creative, social, and physical activities for the mind, body and spirit.
A day in the life of Camp Inside Out Education
⚫ Yoga
• Meditation
• Discussions of Jain principles and values in everyday life
⚫ Jain teachings from Subhamji
• Social Activism
Social Activism Social Activities
Sports & Physical Activities
Arts and Crafts- self expression through creativity
Camper's Corner
Here's what the camper of 2001 had to say about the Camp The best summer I ever had was at Camp Inside Out. I got to meet new people and learn interesting things about my religion. I also learned how to handle certain situations and deal with different kinds of dilemmas. -Ankita Modi
Interested in Camp Inside Out 2002?
Camper Qualifications: Age 10-14, entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grades When: July 28th August 3rd
Where: Siddhachalam Blairstown, NJ
How to Register: visit our website at www.jaincamp.com to print out registration forms. Registration begins April 15th.
Interested in being a counselor?
Please contact Parag Vora at parag.vora@aya.yale.edu or Deepen Vera at deepenv@aol.com Counselors must be 21 or older.

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WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE (WCS)
It is a matter of great pride and pleasure to inform all of you that the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) has raised in excess of US$550,000.00 to help victims of the Gujarat Earthquake. JAINA sincerely appreciates the generosity of all the Jain Sanghs and 569 Jain families who donated such a large amount to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by this massive natural calamity.
JAINA'S RESPONSE:
With your financial and moral support, JAINA was able to respond to this disaster in an immediate fashion. JAINA was able to respond, NOT within. months, weeks or days; but within HOURS. Immediately after the earthquake, JAINA set the wheels of relief in motion by distributing over 500 blankets, 10,000 food packages, 10,000 mineral water bottles, 1,000 flashlights and many other survival essentials.
GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE AND JAINA
SHORT-TERM RELIEF EFFORTS:
With the immediate effort and problems of food and recovery essentials being addressed, JAINA now turned its attention toward the short-term community goals. JAINA built a temporary school at Samakhyali so those children would not go without an educational environment for an entire year. JAINA also donated ten computers to Veerayatan Vidhyapeeth. Bhuj for the students whose education was threatened by the earthquake. JAINA also shipped 100,000 lbs. of clothes, 100 wheelchairs, 50 walkers, 100 crutches, 100 canes and medical supplies to the earthquake affected area within a few days after the earthquake.
LONG-TERM RELIEF EFFORTS:
JAINA has now turned its resources and attention to addressing the more long-term and permanent issues to rehabilitate the victims of the earthquake. JAINA is building a township, namely Vardhman Nagar, near Bhujodi, Kutch - 6.3 kilometers to the
10/JAIN DIGEST SPRING 2002
By Dr. Dhiraj H. Shah - Project Manager, Vardhman Nagar
east of Bhuj. The township will include 250 houses (each unit comprising 367 square feet), a school (primary, middle, and high school will be included), a library, a community center, a medical clinic, and a computer and science center. The houses are targeted to those who are most needy. JAINA intends on allocating the houses to those who have lost everything and have no source of current income. For example, JAINA plans on offering the houses to widows with child or children, widower with child or children who have lost their means of livelihood, the physically handicapped,
and to elderly couples who do not have family members to provide support.
SPONSORSHIPS:
Each house will cost approximately $3,000 of which
JAINA will contribute 50% and local NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) will provide other 50%. JAINA, the JAIN center of America, New York, NY and the Indian Earthquake Relief Organizations of Michigan are sponsoring the entire Vardhman Nagar Township. The primary school is sponsored by the Jain Society of Toronto. The middle school is sponsored by Tulsa Jain Sangh and the High School is sponsored by the Jain Center of Greater Boston. The science and computer center is sponsored by the Gujarat Disaster Relief Fund of Rochester, NY. The community center and medical clinic are sponsored by the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago. The major road going through the Vardhman Nagar Township is sponsored by the Jain Center of Southern California. The library is sponsored by the India Cultural Center of Triple City, New York.
વર્ષમાન ગર નર્સ એપિ
Renais 7657-કચ્છ
Photos: Top: Bachubhai Ajmera, JAINA representative at the ground breaking ceremony, Centre scenes from ground breaking ceremony, Bottom: North American Youth & Adults on January 7th, 2002 for their Shramyatra.

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GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND - DONORS LIST GUJARAT EARTH
JAINA wishes to thank all the donors for their generous contributions to help the victims of Gujarat Earthquake. All amounts listed are in US dollars JAINA apologizes for any omissions or misspellings of any name. Please inform Prakash Mehta at 703-352-8340 or Email Pmehta@psiint.com to rectify our mistakes.
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1 Jain Center of America Inc. Elmhurst, NY 2 The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago, Bartlett, IL 3 ICC (Gujarat Disaster Relief Fund) Rochester, NY 4 Jain Center of Southern California, Buena Park, CA 5 Tulsa Jain Sangh, Tulsa, OK 6 India Religious & Cultural Center, Corel Springs, FL 7 Jain Society of Houston, Houston, TX 8 Jain Vishwabharti Orlando, Orlando, FL 9 The Hindu Temple of Toledo, Sylvania, OH 10 Jain Center Of Cincinnati\Dayton, West Chester, OH 11 Jaina Charitable Trust, Amherst, NY 12 Jain Society of North Texas, Richardson, TX 13 Hindu American Religious Institute, N Cumberland, PA 14 India Cultural Center of Triple City, Vestal, NY 15 Jain Center of Greater Boston, Norwood, MA 16 Jain Society of Metro Washington, Silver Spring, MD 17 India Center of Westchester, Inc, Scarsdale, NY 18 Shah, Dr. Dhiraj and Pratima, Grand Island, NY 19 Jain Center of South Florida, Miami, FL 20 Jain Center of Greater St. Louis. Chesterfield, MO 21 Hindu Temple Society, Allentown, PA 22 Jain Society of Greater Cleveland, N. Royalton, OH 23 Jain Center of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH 24 Jain Srudy Center of NC, Raleigh, NC 25 Jain Study of NC, Cary, NC 26 Mehta, Ketan, New York, NY 27 Gala & Associates, Charlottesville, VA 28 International Jain Sangh. Inc., Ocean, NJ 29 Par Foam Products, inc., Buffalo, NY 30 Jain Center of Minnesota, Maple Grove, MN 31 KOJAIN, Hazler, NJ 32 Nova Casualty Co., Buffalo, NY 33 Regional Indo-American Comm Center, Kingsport, TN 34 Mehta, l'arag Bellmore, NY 35 Shah, Hasmukh, Nalini, N Philadelphia, OH 36 Chase Manhattan Foundation, New York, NY 37 Dr.Shah, Naresh, Mrudula, Shavertown, PA 38 Gunderia, Dhruvkumar, Mita, Williamsville, NY 39 Turakhia, Jit, Manda, Liverpool, NY 40 Mehta, Pravin, Niagara Falls, NY 41 Parekh, Kamlesh, Aruna, Burke, VA 42 Patel, Suman, Daksha, Moosic, PA 43 Dr. Smith, Rodney, Ann Arbor, MI 44 Arthurs Philanthropic Fund, Buffalo, NY 45 Bailey's Express Inc., East Hampton, CT 46 Barham, Elena, Memphis, TN 47 Batavia Metal Products Corp.. Batavia, NY 48 Bhuta, Ishwarlal, Usha, Montgomery, AL 49 CD Van Deusen Foundation, Columbus, NC 50 Essex Homes of Western NY, Clarence, NY 51 Fleet Providence, RI 52 Dr. Gardi, Rashmikant, Chandrika, S. barrington, IL 53 Hudson Advisor Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY
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$96,000 54 Dr. Lodha, Suresh, Vimla, Santa Maria, CA
1,000 56,921 55 M&T Charitable Foundation, Buffalo, NY
1,000 39,001 56 Dr. Mchta, Pravin, Niagara Falls, NY
1,000 25,001 57 Merchants Mutual Insurance Co., Buffalo, NY
1,000 25,001 58 Nanula, Eileen, Getzville, NY
1,000 25,000 59 Nathan, Sathia, Grand island, NY
1,000 20,000 60 Newman II, R.B, Williamsville, NY
1,000 15,000 61 Pahade, Ravi, Pramodini, Getzville, NY
1.000 15,000 62 Dr.Pai, Raj, Radha, Parsons, KS.
1.000 13,639 63 Dr Parikh, P.K., Niagara Falls, NY
1.000 10,000 64 Patel, Kaushik, Divya, Gaithersburg, MD
1,000 10,001 65 Russer Foods Buffalo, NY
1.000 10,000 66 Shah, Gaurang, Sonal, Chelmsford, MA
1.000 10,000 67 Dr.Shah, Ramesh, Kumudini, Joplin, MO
1,000 10,000 68 Shah, Kaushik, Gita, Buffalo, NY
1.000 9,727 69 Dr.Shethi, Avani, Edmond, OK
1,000 7.226 70 Dr.Somayaji. Prabhakara, Niagara Falls, NY
1,000 7,001 71 Tejani, Mahendra, Tejani, Indio, CA
1,000 5,392 72 Foundation for Jewish Philanthropic Fund, Buffalo, NY 1,000 5,068 73 Trivikram, A.T., Padmaja, Grand Island, NY
1,000 5,000 74 Shah, Rahul, San Francisco, CA
942 5.000 75 Shitut, Prashant, Varsha, Laflin, PA
865 3,500 76 Desai, Narsinh, Hira, Park Ridge, NJ
850 2,501 77 Faux, William, Lynn, Piteston, PA
806 2,500 78 Mehta, Nemishh, Shilpa, Vineland, NJ 2,500 79 Jaini Ttee, Padmanabha, Shashi, Kensigton, CA 2,250 80 Desai, Dilip Port Charlotte, FL 2,100 81. Dr. Patel, Satish, Neela, Shavertown, PA 2,070 82 Bakhai, Yougesh, Smica, Williamsville, NY 2,001 83 Cindy's Cleaning Services Tonawanda, NY
501 2,000 84 Jain, Lalit, Abha, Batavia, NY
501 2,000 85 Jasani, Kanti, Hansa, Harrisburg, PA 2,000 86 Mehta, Mahendra, Deena, Fort Myers, FL 1,500 87 Shah, Rahul. Tejal, Liverpool, NY
501 1,500 88 Arthurs, Glenn, Youngstown, NY 1,377 89 Automotive Sales Group Inc. Troy, MI 1,104 90 Bacmler, Bernice, Kenmore, NY 1,100
91 ELI LILLY & Co. Indianapolis, IN 1,002 92 Foamex Arcade, NY 1,001 93 Jain, Pratap, Kusum, Glen Rock, NJ 1,001 94 Jain. Piyare, Sulakshna, Williamsville, NY 1,001 95 Jain Society of Greater Cleveland Westlake, OH
500 1,001 96 Kamdar, Raj. Madhukanta, Randolph, NJ
500 1,000 97 Mehta, Hemal, Sunnyvale, CA
500 1,000 98 Michael. Virginia, Pt. Reyes Station CA 1.000 99 Rosenfield, Clare, Hartsdale, NY
500 1,000 100 Shial, Ramesh, Kusum, Midlothian, VA
500 1,000 101 Singh, Joginder Islein, NJ 1.000 102 Tanous, James, Constance, Elma, NY
500 1,000 103 Vomero, Elizabeth, Highland Mills, NY
500 1,000 104 W.J. Cox Associates, inc. Clarence, NY
500 1,000 105 Wright, Edward, Michele, Hamburg, NY
500 1,000 106 Illinois Toll Works Foundation Glenview, IL
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164 Jain, Nirmal, Ute, Irvington, NY 165 Jain, Nirmal Irvington, NY 166 Dr.Kinkhabwala, Mahesh, Rohini, New City, NY 167 Konecke, Ron, Melita, Wyoming, PA 168 Mouridy, Glenn, Debra, Bridgewater, NI 169 Patel, Nanu, Clewiston, FL 170 Dr.Patel, Raj, Webb City, MO 171 Shah, Ramesh, M.R., Dyer, IN 172 Shah, Bharat, Rochester, NY 173 Shelawala, Hemant, Panna, Williamsville, NY 174 Dr.Tomedi, John, Dallas, PA 175 Vora, Manish, Nirmala, Gaithersburg, MD 176 Vidal, Clara. , Bronx, NY 177 Doshi, Satish, Smita, walnut Creek, CA 178 Hathi, Mananlal, Manjula, E. Amherst, NY 179 Momaya, Pratixa, Silver Spring, MD 180 Patel, Rajan, Harsha, Port St. Lucie, FL 181 Patel, G.I., Joplin, MO 182 Patel, Rajnikant, Neelam, Orchard Park, NY 183 Shah, Lax, Kirtida, Pembroke Pine, FL 184 Shah, Pramod, Usha, Skokic, IL 185 Tajpuria, N.L, M.N, Darien, IL 186 Cummins, Joan. Jamaica Plain, MA 187 EDMAC Winston-Salem, NC 188 Dr. Ignatius, Patrick, Niagara Falls, NY 189 Dr.Jhaveri, Sangam, Rita, North Hill, NY 190 Mehta, Praful, Chanda, Rochester, NY 191 Sanford Rose Assoc. Williamsville, NY 192 Shah, Mukund, Charu, Monroe, LA 193 Chudgar, Rasik, Latham, NY 194 Mehta, Pushpak, College Station, TX 195 Patel, Bhagu, Jasu, Bowie, MD 196 Playmouth Rock Motel Neosho, MO 197 Kenia, Maneesh, San francisco, CA 198 Shah, Shilpa, Decatur, GA 199 Shah, Kantilal Trust, West Bloomfield, MI 200 Parekh, Arun, Bharti, Springfield, VA 201 Gangar, Kantilal, Silver Spring, MD 202 Dr. Parikh, B.M, Meena, Lynnfield, MA 203 Bhavsar, Dipika, Beaverton, OR 204 Budget INN Tonawanda, NY 205 Dr. Chellappa, Danu, Janaki, Joplin, MO 206 Dedhia, Harakh, Jayawanti, New Orleans, LA 207 Desai, Naranbhai, Bakulaben, Houston, TX 208 Dhindhwal, Ramesh, Indra, Princeton Inc., NJ 209 Gandhi, Harish, Pratibha, Morgantown, WV 210 Jain, Saroj. Yorba Linda, CA 211 Jain, Sushil, Indra, Granger, IN 212 Dr. Jain, Mukesh, Rachana, Newton, MA 213 Dr. Jain, Asha, Hazlet, NJ 214 Jain, Kewal, Usha, Williamsville, NY 215 Jain Dave, Usha, Grand Island, NY 216 Jain, Arul, New York, NY 217 Dr. Jain, Arun, Jean, Williamsville, NY 218 Kacira, C.H., Manju, East Amherst, NY 219 Kothary, Rajesh, Bhamini, Burtonsville, MD 220 Kuvadia, Yogesh. Sunanda, Chicago, IL 221 Mahavir Jain Charitable Santa Ana, CA
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222 Mehta, Sukh, Kalyan, Redlands, CA
223 Mehta, Dilip, Smita, Land O Lakes, FL
224 Mehta, Hasmukh, Pramodini, Forest Hill, NY
225 Mehta, Mukesh, Neeta, Herndon, VA
226 Naik, L, R.C., Chattanooga, TN
227 Patel, Kanubhai, Bhadraben, Piscataway NJ
228 Patel, Kirankumar, Jaimina,
229 Phade, Vijaykumar R., Bluefield, WV
230 Sanghvi, Jayantilal, Naples, FL
231 Shah, C.S, Kumud, Seaford, DE
232 Shah, Ashok, Jyoti, Evans, GA
233 Shah, Nilesh, Manna, Burtonsville, MD
234 Shah, Nealesh, Gaithersburg, MD
235 Shah, Sachin, Monica, Minnetonka, MN
236 Shah, Mitual, new York, NY
237 Shah, Mahesh, Ramila, Liverpool, NY
238 Dr.Shah, Shirish, Rekha, Sylvania, OH 239 Shah-Thar, Bindu Commack, NY 240 Sheth, Dilip, Urmila, Grove Coeur, MO 241 Sheth, Rakesh, Neena, Woodbridge, VA
242 Suresh, Dorairaj, Rathi, Joplin, MO 243 Tarandi Foundation Fulton, NY
244 Teli, Hemant, Yamini, East Hartford, CT 245 Varia, Nita, Shimir, Lawrenceville, NJ 246 Vhkr & Assoc. Inc., New Orleans, LA 247 Yagalla, Marata, New York, NY
248 Amin, Kaml, Hasumati, Getzville, NY 249 Amphon, Paul, Kitti, Cerritos, CA 250 Aneja, Krishan, Rita, Laflin, PA
251 Ardigo, Linda New York, CA
252 Bavishi, Ashok, Saroj, Overland Park, KS
253 Bhakoo, Bhim, Hemlata, Williamsville, NY
254 Chandrasekhar,, Anjana, Amherst, NY
255 Cockayne, Derek, Leslie, AR.
256 Columbia Diagnostic Imaging
257 Davis, Aleathia, Alexandria, VA
258 Doshi, Anand, Chhaya, Oakdale, MN
259 Dudkikar, Kishan, Savithri, Rockville, MD
260 Ernst, Frank, Williamsville, NY
261 G & P Factory Outlet Corp Miami, FL
262 Galante, Frances, Pittston, PA
263 Gambhir, Arun, Ratna, Evans, GA
264 Goel, Vinod, Sudarshan, Glenn Dale, MD
265 Goradia, Manju, Lakewood, OH
266 Hope Assembley No 12
267 Howell, Roger, Caroline,, Dallas, PA
268 Hunter, James, Murphy, NC
269 Jain, Kushal, Mankunwar, Sterling, VA
270 Jain, Anil, Vienna, VA
271 Jones, Lori, Joplin, MO
272 Khoudary, Raymond, Kingston, PA
273 Kleinschmidt, Becky, Ann Arbor, MI
274 Koreishi, Faruk, Munira, Williamsville NY
275 Lehrer, Kalista, Newfane, NY
276 Lerman & Lerman Miami, FL
277 Mehta, Atual, Asha, Mahwash, NJ
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285 Parks, Dawne, Plymouth, PA
286 Patel, Nikunj, Orchard Park, NY
287 Patel, Pravin, Madhu, Checktowaga, NY
288 Patel, Alpesh, Ruma, Lockport, NY
289 Pine Pharmacy & Home Care Niagara Falls, NY
290 Raghu, Bellamkonda, Aruna, East Amherst, NY
291 Rajan, Ram, Mamta, Potomac, MD
292 Rana, Mahendrasinh, Nayana, East Amherst, NY
293 Rebars & Mesh Inc. Haverhill, MA
294 Dr. Reddy,, V.J., Coffeyville, KS
295 Dr. Riscoe, James, Kathryn, Joplin, MO
296 Roberts, Kathleen, Murphy, NC
297 Schmidt, Richard, Mildred, Amherst, NY
298 Shah, Ashok, Usha, Naperville, IL
299 Shah, Ashok, Nirmala, Morton Grove, II
300 Shah, Dhanji, Wichita, KS
301 Shah, Harshad, Amita, Huntingtown, MD
302 Shah, Mahesh, Shakuntala, Beltsville, MD
303 Shah, Mansukh Syracuse, NY
304 Shah, Vinay, J., Kingston, PA
305 Shah, Upendra, Ramila, Livicon, RI
306 Shaller, David, Kingston, PA
307 Sharma, Anant, LaPlata, MD
308 Sitwala, Viren, Jyoti, East Amherst, NY
309 Small, Andre, Silver Spring, MD
310 Smith, William, Ruth, Wilkes Barre, PA 311 Soni, Ramesh, Saroj, Diamond Bar, CA 312 Dr. Subramanian, S., Carthage, MO
313 Thomson, John, Molly, Lockport, NY
314 Vaidya, Jitendra, Gita, W. Amherst, NY
315 Vakani, Vinay, Vimala, Oradell, NJ
316 Dr. Valls, Luis, Gloria, Amherst, NY
317 Vandeusen IV, Courtland, Niagara Falls, NY
318 Dr. Warren III, Joseph, Lansing, MI 319 Weeda, Penelope, Montgomery, MD 320 Wiggins, Midred, Buffalo, NY
321 Wilton, Frank, East Aurora, NY
322 Yarmey, Richard, Jeanne, Forty Fort, PA
323 Patel, Jash, Tara, Amherst, NY
324 Nelson, Thomas, Charlotte, NC
325 Shah, KirtiKumar, Hansa, Charlotte, NC
326 Sheth, Bhupat, Aruna, Sterling Heights, MI
327 Steinhaus, Mila Jean, Atlanta, GA
328 Cooper, Diana, New York, NY
329 Segail, Susan, Pittsburgh, PA
330 Desu, Manavala, Amherst, NY
331 Mehta, Jiv, Asmita, Edmonton, Canada
332 Tolles, Harry, Robbyn, Reno, NV
333 Baphna, Kanaiyalal, Rukmini, Kettering, OH
334 Chheda, Kokila, East Amherst, NY
335 Chudgar, Vinod, Mina, Martinez, GA
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338 Dhadoti, Deepak, Boulevard, NY
339 Dhakad, Madhu, Padam, Charlotte, NC
340 Doshi, Bhavesh, Germantown, MD
341 Ghelani,, Jitu, Daksha, Richardson, TX
342 Harms JR., Gerard, Joplin, MO
343 International Market Kenner, LA
344 Jain, Mohan, Leela, Willow Brook II 345 Jain, Rajesh, Nimisha, Liverpool, NY 346 Jain, Sanjiv, Jyotsna, Staten Island, NY
347 Jain, Kantilal, Bhagwanti, Canton, OH
348 Jain, Amolak, Usha, Hampton,, VA 349 Mehta, Vijay, Indu, Martinez, GA 350 Mehta, Vijay, Floral Park, NY 351 Mehta, Anil, Snehal, Glendale, WI 352 Nagda, Jairaj, North Brunswick, NJ
353 Sanghvi Girish, Mayuri, Bristol PA
354 Shah, Shantilal, Gainsville, FL.
GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND - DONORS LIST (cont.)
396 Jordan, Yashoda, New York, NY
397 Junker, Dorothy, Dobbs Ferry, NY
398 Kapadia, Nirmal, Bindu, Cheltenham, PA
399 Kay, Jack, Dorothy, W. Palm Beach, FL. 400 Madrecha, Kundan, Rita, Naperville,,,II. 401 Mahure, Janrao, Shshama, Joplin, MO 402 Mehta, Purnima, San Jose, CA
403 Dr.Michelstein, Richard, Kim, Kingston, PA
404 Mullings, Paul, Janice, Princeton, NJ
405 Nayyar Rup, Amrit, Gaithersburg, MD 406 Nicolella, Roberta, Wasington, DC
407 Orwoll, Lucinda, Ann Arbor, MI
355 Shah, Kirit, Harshida, Lake Worth, FL. 356 Shah, Pramod, Parul,, Schaumburg, IL. 357 Shah, Pradip, Darshana, Bourbonnais, IL
358 Shah, Jayesh, Parul, Des Plaines, IL 359 Shah, Haresh, Nutan, Schaumburg, IL 360 Shah, Rajendra,, Meena, Roselle, IL 361 Shah, Vipin, Meena, Mt. Laurel, NJ 362 Shah, Vinod, Urmila, Clifton, NJ 363 Shah, Saumil, Suchita, Piscataway, NJ 364 Shah, Rvindra, Shaila, Flushing, NY
365 Shah, Indralal, Karuna, Woodside, NY 366 Shah, Rashmikant, V.R., Toledo, OH 367 Shukla, Ram, Manda, East Amherst, NY 368 Turakhia, Pratima, Grand Island, NY 369 Vira, B., Sejal, Jacksonville, FL.
370 Barkker, Margaret, Shavertown, PA 371 Barwick, Joshua, Baldwinsville, NY
372 Bashyakarla, Rajeeva, Neeta, Joplin, MO 373 Beswick, David, Sandra, Forty Fort, PA
374 Borkmanis, Andris, Marga, Grand Island, NY
375 Brenner, Thomas, Ruth, Kingston, PA 376 Britton, Lisa, Niagara Falls, NY
377 Campbell, Roy, Corliss, Mountaintop,,,PA 378 Caprio, James, Jean, Grand Island. .NY
379 Choy, Steven, Lesley, Silver Spring, MD
380 Clark, Lois, Nanticoke, ,PA
381 Dasa, Satyam, Plains,,PA
382 Doshi, Kishore, Jenne, Lake Zurich, IL.
383 Doshi, Akshay, Hita, NJ
384 Duani, Indulal, Hansa, York Town Hts, NY
385 Eidam, John, Elaine, Kingston, PA
386 Elienberg, Natasha, Cornwall Bridge,,CT
387 Frasier, Virginia, Gasport, NY
388 Garcia, Stella, Brooklyn, NY
389 Gillan-Doyle, Lorraine, New York,,NY
390 Greenwald, David. Kingston, PA
391 Griesmer, Elizabeth, Shavertown, PA
392 Haddad, Marlene, Ashley, PA
393 Henderson, Douglas, Nancy, Lockport, NY
394 Jain Kamal, Indu, Littleton, ,MA
395 Jain, Adish, Asha Springfield, NJ
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409 Phillips, Louis, Mona, Basking Ridge, NJ
410 R&W Transport, Inc. Pittston, PA
411 Reinke, Clemens, Zulema, Jersey City, NJ
412 Roychaudhuri, Amal, Kalpana, Joplin, MO
413 Sanderson Nancy, Wilkers Barre, PA
414 Schneckenburger Anna, Batavia, NY 415 Shah, llesh, Hogansville, GA
416 Shah, Jayant, Pravina, Marietta, OH
417 Shah, Chandrakant, Gita, Lynchburg, VA
418 Sheth, Pankaj, Ketki, Vienna,,VA
419 Sheth, Upendra, Harsha, Federal Way,,WA 420 Simonovich, Berard, Audrey, Luzerine,,PA 421 Splendido, Erin Forty Fort,,PA
422 Spulecki, Thomas, Cheryl, Blasdell, NY
423 Subbanna, S.N, Padma, East Amherst, NY 424 Thomson, David, Niagara Falls, NY
425 Twist, David, Patricia, Kenmore, NY
426 Vij, Raj, Hem, Burke,,VA
427 Waszak, Audrey, Lockport, NY
428 Weissberg, Ellen, New York, NY
429 Wagner, Carl, Dallas,,PA
430 Yaffe, Steven, Falls Church,,VA
431 Young, Cathleen, Oakland, CA
432 Quality Used Aplliances Laurel, MD
433 Vasa, Nilesh, Shruti, Matthews, NC
434 Flaxman, Ruth, Berkeley, CA
435 Lorck, Mary, No. Tun,,NY
436 Dr. Scacewater, Rick, Deborah, Joplin, MO
437 Dr. Sheth, Jitu, Lackawanna, NY
438 Alvillar, R.E, Jean, Carl Junction, MO
439 Armillay, M. Kerry, Taylor, PA
440 Berdine,, Marlene, Tonawanda, NY
441 Bhatnagar, Shashi, Gathersburg, MD 442 Biasi, Pauline, Duryea,,PA
443 Cease, Ronald, Jean, Larksville, PA
444 Cherry, Vivian, New York, NY
445 Chinu, Chinu, Purina, Bedford,,OH
446 Clarke, Laurie Howard Beach, NY
447 Deloc, Anagha Pittsburg, KS
448 Dennis, Allen, Pauline, Mountaintop, PA
449 Detoro, Sharon, Sewaren, NJ
450 Donner, Miriam, Boca Raton, FL
451 Dziedzic, Teresa, New York, NY
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512 Aquirre, Theresa, Springville, NY 513 Berger- Parent, Cynthia, Northampton, MA 514 Biscotti, Mary, Wyoming, PA 515 Brown, Elizabeth, Marblehead, MA 516 Feldman, Sandra, Edwardsville, PA 517 Galante, Jennie, Pittston, PA 518 Kloc, Bertha, Bladell..NY 519 Lampe, Raymond, Glendale, NY 520 Mehta, Bharat, Saryu, Wolcott, CT 521 Mehta, Dipali. Washington, DC 522 Mines, Rebecca, Trucksville, PA 523 Oswald Emily, Plains. .PA 524 Overby, Heidi, Amherst, MA 525 Panznella D.. Tonawanda..NY 526 Santos, Teofila, Felipe, College Station, TX 527 Schmidt, Harold, Eileen, Sugar Notch. PA 528 Shah, Bhadrik, Dipti, North Stonington, CT 529 Shah, Hina, Lake Mary, FL 530 Topps, Billy, Jacqueline, Sanborn, NY 531 Gareen, Paul, New York, NY 532 Levin, Harold, Brooklyn, NY 533 Schanzer, Lakshyan, Providence, RI 534 Misc Donation 535 Anonymous
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in addition Jain Society of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Kantharia, Arun, Nutley, NJ
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Vardhman Nagar (Note 1) Samkhiali School - Bhachau, Kurch Mandvi Jain Sangh Veerayatan
(Note 2) Shipping Charges (Note 3) Postage & Printing Bank Charges Total Disbursement
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1. 1st Installment against building Vardhman Nagar in Kutch. 2.Purchased Computers to help students, Victims of earthquake
3. Shipment of four 40 ft. containers to earthquake victims. Items included Wheelchairs, Walkers, Crutches, Medicines, Canes, Medical Supplies & Equipment, Dental Chairs & Cloths etc.
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JAINA Youth Completes Ist 'Shrama Yatra'
"You are NOT here to SAVE the WORLD, But to TOUCH the HANDS that are in YOUR REACH."
"You may not be able to do great things, but you can do small
things with GREAT LOVE."-Mother Teresa
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Could you imagine yourself living in extreme cold and heat •Geeta 22 years, lost one hand in earthquake; now with arti
of Kutch outside under the sky in a demolished hut for one whole ficial hand she can do all major activities for daily living.
year since devastating earthquake of January 2001? Virbai 90 years •Amin 26 years lost her leg in earthquake; she is married and
and Sonbai 60 years, mother and daughter had to endure extreme has a child of 3 years old. With artificial leg, wheel chair and
heat, cold and rain until their home got finished after one year. It crutches she can move around and do most of things by herself. was heart breaking experience for Jain youths from USA to sit
• Three young boys from Ahmedabad, lost their legs in earth- with them, touch their loving, kind and caring hands and receive quake. Bidada performed the surgeries, provided artificial limbs their blessings. and are providing rehabilitation exercises. To our surprise, they did Our vouth mixed the cement, sand and water in prescribed garba and Raas Dandia. They also can jump and play basketball.
proportions to make mortar and plaster the walls of the home of Under this program we have shipped 300 Wheel Chairs, these women. What a joy, honor and an opportunity to finish this Crutches and Walkers to help earthquake victims. Also, we have house and get them sheltered in their permanent home! We also shipped 10 boxes of Prosthetics and Orthotics. This month again helped with several houses under construction by Vivekanand 100 more chairs will be shipped.
Research and Training Institute (VRTI). We also did lift heavy Under this program we have established relationship with stones and helped in the foundation of another house. 10 non-profit organizations in Greater Cleveland area to get all The houses in this village are two room cement 300 square kinds of medical equipment and supplies for operation rooms, feet houses with steel bar reinforcement around windows, doors laboratories and small clinics.
and corners to withstand worst of the earthquake. VRTI in Mota We have shipped items like bandages and surgical needles in Bhadia is building 54 houses and United Way of Baroda is fundhuge quantity and also big expensive items such as mammogram ing the project. Most of the houses are built on the owners' own and X-ray machines. All in all we have shipped more than 2500 land. VRTI buys the material in the bulk, delivers to the site and different items. We also have shipped hospital furniture Beds, provides technical and engineering supervision; villagers are proMattresses, Cribs, Chairs, Stretchers, Wheel carts etc. In Decem- viding construction labor to build the houses (similar to Habitat ber 2001, we received truck full of prosthetics and orthotics. for Humanity concept). Manish and Hetal also helped with chilWhere did the supplies have gone so far?
dren at Veerayatan school in Bhuj set up by Sadhvi Shilapiji. 1). Bidada Sarvodaya Trust, Mandavi 2) Atmavallabh Hospi- In the beginning, NOBODY, NOBODY-VRTI, Bidada Trust tal, Idar 3) Ujjain Charitable Trust, Ujjain 4) Rajkot Blood and local village people - believed that our Jain Youth have come bank, Rajkot 5) Bhagawan Mahavir Jain Hospital, Bangalore here to work with their hands, that we have taken time out of our Beauty of this program is:
busy and comfortable life and travel on our own to help the people
10,000 miles away. In India, this kind of work is still looked down •All items are donated; most of them are New.
as a "Veth"and professional people do nor do these kind of volun•For every $ we are able to ship $50-$70 worth of supplies
tary services. Our youth did make a lasting impression. •For FEW Man-hours of our work in USA, we are helping
JAINA World Community Services with the help of Bidada LOTS of needy, sick people in INDIA.
Sarvodaya Trust and Pilgrimage Committee designed this unique JAINA has set up a system for exporting under US aid agency
program "Panchadham Shrama Yatra" (Pilgrimage with Labor license and importing in India with license from Indian Govern
of Love) to assist with rehabilitation efforts in Kutch. This proment without any custom duties and then warehousing until medi
gram united the "Bhakti" aspect of pilgrimage with "Karma Yoga" cal supplies are picked up by recipient hospital.
aspect of labor of love as evidenced in the world renowned HabiWould you like to join in this exciting opportunity to: tat for Humanity. Here was a chance to put Lord Mahavir's mes• HELP and MAKE a DIFFERENCE?
sage, “Service to the poor is Service to Me." in action. We also • BRING SUNSHINE in SOMEBODY'S LIFE? did visit few temples, especially Bhadreshwar and 72 Jinalaya. • TO BRING HOPE to HOPELESS?
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Colour Science of Namokar Mantra
Namo Arihantanam - White Color:
Arihant is a perfect human being. White color represents Arihant. The white color is the mother of all colors; it is a blending of all colors. It represents pure knowledge. White shows purity, selflessness, and cosmic consciousness. White has protective power against psychic attack. This power should not be used for personal gain. White light removes the diseases from body, mind, and soul. White blood cells protect the body from disease. It controls the energy center at the top of the head (Sahasar Chakra).
Namo Siddhanam - Red Color:
Siddha is a pure consciousness or a soul without any Karma attached to it. Both Arihant and Siddha are known as Gods in Jainism. Red color represents Siddha. The red color is the great energizer. Red controls the energy center of command (Ajna Chakra or third eye center located at center of the forehead), which when awakened, will directly affect the sensual energy center (Muladhar Chakra). This center governs the vitality of the physical body, particularly the creative, procreative, and restorative process. Red light causes red blood cells to multiply and invigorate of circulation.
Namo Airiyanam - Yellow and Orange Color:
Acharya is a head of the Jain congregation. It symbolizes the organizational power, self-control, and discipline. Yellow or orange color represents Acharya. Both Yellow and Orange show wisdom, power to accomplish the goal, and discipline or strong will power in the life.
Yellow stimulates the Solar Plexus and controls the digestive processes in the stomach. It strengthens the nervous system and awakens reasoning facilities. It controls eliminative action on the intestines and liver.
Orange assists in assimilation, distribution, and circulation of body functions. It acts mentally on assimilation of new ideas, relieves repression, and combines physical energy and wisdom. It controls the Manipura Chakra.
Namo Uvajjhayanam - Green and Blue Color:
Upadhyay is a teacher, which shows how to awaken powers and maintain balance of body, mind, and soul. Green or Blue color represents Upadhyay.

Acharya Shri Shushil Muni
throat (Throat Chakra), the greatest creative center in the body. It gives power of speech. It is relaxing, soothing, and healing. Blue rays bring calmness and peace to the mind. It is the color of religious aspiration and devotion. Blue rays can transmit thought energy. Blue effects the development of spiritual and psychic powers. Both blue and green are also the colors of vital energy (prana).
While yellow is the color of wisdom (mind), and blue is the color of truth (soul), green is the combination of the two, offering
balance between the two.
Namo Loe Savva Sahunam - Black Color:
Sadhu (monk) is a spiritual practitioner. The practitioner must be protected from worldly attachments and must destroy negativity. Black color represents monk. Black is the absence of all color. It is receptive, consumes negativity, and gives the strength to fight negativity. It controls the sensual energy center (Muladhar Chakra) of the body.
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profession to welfare of patients and promotion of health may be seriously undermined. Death requests are often made under distressful circumstances, and may progress from those incurably ill, to extremes such as genocide.
Suicide refers to death in the nature of self-destruction, rather than just that other than homicide. Death can be with or against one's will. However, knowledge of the deadly consequences of the action should be the fundamental factor in deciding that death is suicide.
Adoption of the vow should be spiritual and non-temporal. The vow itself should be a religious duty, voluntarily adopted and joyfully observed. There must be full faith in religious and acquired clear knowledge of the principles. The moment of death should be awaited for calmly, with engrossment in deep meditation, complete detachment, and inward concentration. Consequences of death should be neither hurtful nor sorrowful, as all ties have been terminated with common consent. Holy death (ic. from desire, anger, or delusion, and hence, is not suicide. Hence, that without an increase in build up of passions) is considered free the only similarity between sallekhana and suicide is death.
Bibliography:
Green is the color of balanced strength and of progress in the mind and body. It controls the energy center of heart (Heart Chakra). It has a soothing influence on the nervous system. It is tonic for the body, mind, and soul.
1. Tukol, T.K. Sallekhana Is Not Suicide. L.D. Institute of Indology 2.Serrar, S. Inviting Death: Indian Attitude Towards The Ritual Death. 3.Settar, S. Pursuing Death: Philosophy And Practise Of Voluntary Termi
Blue is the color of truth. It controls the energy center of nation Of Life. Institute of Indian Art History, Karnatak University,

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Sallekhana (santharo, samadhi, or samnyasa-marana) is the facing of death by an ascetic or house-holder voluntarily when nearing the end of normal life according to religion is not possible due to unavoidable calamity (upasarga), old age (jara), incurable disease (nihpratikara ruja), or severe famine (durbhiksa). This involves subjugation of all passions and abandonment of all worldly attachments, by observance of austerities gradually abstaining from food and water, and by simultaneous meditation of the real nature of the self until the soul parts from the body.
The underlying principle is that the householder or sage should have complete peace of mind after voluntary acceptance of the vow, consistently with the pious life of self-restraint and austerities. Calmness, patience, and a mind undisturbed by emotions of joy or fear will conduce to purgation of karmas. Mental peace will lead to liberation from karma, new and old, in life, so during the controlled death, one should have equanimity of mind and die while engrossed in deep meditation, as the final step for further liberation from bondage of karma. In fact, the entire spiritual life of a layman is preparation for a sacred death.
SALLEKHANA vs. SUICIDE
Those who adopt the vow should, with a pure mind, give up friendship, enmity, company, and possessiveness. While samayika and pratima partially prepare house-holders for voluntary termination of life, six-fold essentials (sadavasyakas) take one to the threshold of meditation-unto-death. Five transgressions should be avoided:
1. Wishing for procrastination of death
2. Wishing for hasty death
3. Entertaining fear of death
4. Remembering friends & relatives
5. Wishing for particular rewards.
Precautions are recommended to ensure external peace during the period of vow. Passions and afflictions should be conquered preliminarily to adoption of the vow. There are three methods of attaining nirvana that increase in expectations:
1. bhaktapratyakhyana marana
2. itvara/ingita marana
3. padapopagamana/pavagamana There are different kinds of deaths:
1. bala marana - death of an individual who has right faith but who does not possess self-control
2. bala-pandita marana-house-holder who has reached the fifth stage of his spiritual progress, who is unable to abstain from himsa of one-sensed beings, but has abstained from himsa of twosensed beings and is still in state of indecision in matters of self
restraint
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By Sanjay V. Mehta, Toronto
3. pandita marana - death of an ascetic who has attained pure knowledge While Hinduism condones sati and mahaprasthana, Islam has neither advocated nor sanctioned voluntary deaths. At extremely holy places like Prayaga, Sarasvati, and Beneras, drowning with the desire of securing release from samsara were allowed. Similarly, a man guilty of Brahman murder was allowed to commit suicide by entering into fire or water.
Christianity also forbids voluntary deaths, saying "thou shalt not kill, neither thyself or another". However, earlier Fathers approved of suicides committed to secure martyrdom, avoid apostacy, or protect virginity. Buddhism condemns suicide but there are stories of individual monks having committed suicide in a heat of passion by hanging.
Although it is certain that all religions condemn suicide as unethical and opposed to religion, different faiths have their own reasons to approve of voluntary deaths in different forms motivated by acquisition of religious merit or hopes of having a better life in the next birth. Most Eastern religions allow escape from the cycle of births and rebirths, and, in fact, it is the aspiration of religiously-conscious individuals to free themselves from fetters of karma by leading life of nobility, austerity, and meditation.
Faiths have different beliefs over what stage and manner life can reasonably be considered to have attained spiritual purity so as to permit individuals to resort to austerities for release from the physical body. The ultimate decision for whether any particular voluntary death is suicide depends upon the motive, means adopted, and consequences ensuing thereafter.
Suicide (atmaghata or atmahatya), on the other hand, is killing oneself, by means employed by oneself. All living beings have fondness for their bodies and take care by adopting methods or modes to keep sound health. Psychological and physical features often include emotional stress, overpowering feelings, hope to escape from consequences, lack of religious or spiritual consid
erations, use of weapons, suddenness, secrecy, and subsequent misery and bereavement.
Changing societies encompass changing notions of objectionability. Law is dynamic and changes with concepts, forbidding revolting and immoral sentiments of society.
Euthanasia (good death) refers to deliberate and direct killing of a sufferer (mercy killing) in order to relieve pain. However, distinctions should be made between voluntary and involuntary, active and passive, omission and commission, and acting and refraining. Assisted suicide is controversial, yet proponents argue that distinctions are spurious; they feel termination of treatment and direct killing are morally the same. Dedication of the medical (continued on page 17)

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WHAT YOU SOW, SO YOU REAP
Subhash Jain, Iowa City, lowa
The doctrine can be also stated that one bears the consequences species of the krotones remain attached to the soul for different of his deeds. Several questions arise about the procedure, includ- duration and detach from the soul after executing the consequences. ing the question of its implementer. One can invoke a superpower This procedure raises a question. How do krotones transform for implementing the procedure (the role of the superpower will into different species with different durations? The transformabecome clear later). It implies that the superpower follows a pro- tion of krotones into appropriate species and durations is similar cedure. What could that procedure be? An attempt is made herein to the process familiar to every individual. It is a well known fact to understand this procedure.
that particles of food (marter) gets transformed into different conA relation between deeds and its consequences implies the stituents of the body, and none of the food particles (particles of existence of universal and eternal laws. The procedure must fol- matter) know that it should get transformed in this particular way. low these laws.
Similarly, the krotones, attached to the soul due to passions and The process of doing deeds follows a continuous course: hence actions of mind, body and speech, get transformed into different the procedure also must be continuous.
species with different durations. All transformations take place There is a time gap between the time of award and the time
according to universal and eternal laws. of execution; the procedure must take care of this time gap.
The last requisite is easily fulfilled allowing the procedure to This contemplation implies life after death. The procedure
modify the attached krotones. As the sentence of a prisoner is remust apply to the present and future lives.
duced by his good conduct, similarly the species and durations of
the attached krotones are modified by good conduct. Only souls transmigrate from one life to another; the procedure must be such in which the unexecuted consequences migrate
The procedure is based on the doctrine of Karma propounded with souls.
by Jainism. This doctrine includes an additional feature that al
lows the soul to escape from the cycle of reincarnation. The soul Another common observation is that repentance affects ones
gets librated from this cycle when all the krotones attached to the life. This contemplation implies that the present and future deeds
soul are detached from it. According to the Jain philosophy, the affect the unexecuted consequences. The procedure must allow
space in the cosmos is filled with infinite number of fine particles modifications in the unexecuted consequences.
called karmic particles (karman vargana), not krotones. Due to Before we explore the procedure, let us understand the terms
passions, the different species of the karmic particles get attached deeds and consequences. Deeds involve the action of mind, speech,
to the soul for different duration and detach from the soul after and body (mana. vachana, and kaya) and they are governed by
fruition. The attachment of the karmic particles to the soul is called "desires", which in turn give birth to attachment and aversion (rang Randha All
Bandha. All living beings continue to migrate from one body to and dwesha) and ultimately to passions (anger, pride, deceit, and
another through the process of birth and death as long as the karmic greed). In other words the deeds are controlled by passions and
particles remain attached to the soul. The condition is achieved by actions of the mind, body, and speech. With the advent of the
stopping the inflow of new karmic matter into the soul, referred computer, it is not difficult to perceive a procedure that involves
to as Samvara, and shedding the already attached karmic particles matter, as matter has tremendous energy and can travel very fast,
from the soul, referred to as Nirjara. Jiva, i.e. living substance.
Con the sul vafo and the soul who is the doer of the deeds. It is not unthinkable to
1. Jiva, i.e. living substance. imagine that the space in the cosmos is filled with very fine par
2. Ajiva, i.e., non-living substance. ticles of matter; let us call these fine particles as “krotone" similar to other subatomic particles like proton, electron, neutron, etc., 3. Asrava, i.e., the influx of karmic matter into the soul. except that krotones are much finer than the known subatomic 4. Bandha, i.e., the bondage of karmic matter by the soul. particles. If krotones can atrach, and detach with the worldly souls, 5. Samvara, i.e., the stoppage of influx of karmic matter. it is then possible to conceive a procedure that utilizes the notion
6. Nirjara, i.e. the shedding of attached karmic matter. of attachment and detachment of the krotones with souls.
7. Moksha, i.e., the attainment of complete freedom from The procedure can be summarized as follows. Due to pas- karmic matter. sions and actions of the mind, body, and speech, the krotones are
A firm conviction in the seven principles or tattvas leads to attached to the soul and are transformed into different species.
Right Belief (Samyag-darsana), Right Knowledge (Samyag-jnana), Good actions cause the attachment of beneficial species and evil
and Right Conduct (Smayag-charitra) which together constitute actions cause the attachment of harmful species. The different
the path to salvation.
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REGIONAL NEWS....
SWEDEN
SOUTH WEST NORTHEAST
the Diwali Mela. Jain Society representaJadavji Kenia, Regional Editor Dinesh Chheda, Regional Editor
tives also attended the various interfaith activities held in the Washington area.
Members' directory was published in PITTSBURGH,PA
November, 2001. This directory also proNORTH TEXAS (DALLAS AREA) Like every year Jain Society of Pittsburgh vides information on our activities, our his
Diwali was celebrated on November 18, had very spiritual swadhyays from seven tory. The directory contains a complete 2001. Mahavir Nirvan Pooja was followed scholars. The scholars were, Rajnibhai listing of Jain temples in North America by children's program. Young children sang Shah, Nirmal Doshi, Dhirubhai Pandit, along with directions to temples within Namokaar Mantra and songs including Samanji Sthit Pragyaji, Samanji Shrut 300-mile radius. "Japiye Chovish Jinavar Naam." Children Pragyaji, Sunandaben Vohra, and Tarlaben At Annual general meeting of Decemages 9-13 made a power-point presentation Doshi. We are looking forward to ber 9, 2001. following persons have been covering various Jain topics. The older Padmanabhan Jaini's talk on the Mahavir elected for the year 2002. group presented a dance-drama depicting Nirvan Day. During Paryushan Parva we Chandanbala's life and how she helped end
President: Kanta Dharamsi, Vice-President: had many tapasya, including three atthai, Mahavir Bhagwan's fasting of 5 months and
Dhiraj Shah Sec: Niru Shah, Jt.Secretary: three chhath, six attham and many more
Ashok P. Shah Treasurer: Manu J. Shah, 25 days. upvas.
Jt. Treasurer: Ashok R. Shah, Members: Atul Weekly Swadhyays and monthly poojas Children of our Society have been par
Bakliwal, Sushil Jain, and Kamlesh P. Shah, and other meetings are continuing as usual ticipating in the Jaina Academic Bowl com
and Past President: Pravin Dand and there is a definite interest and increase petition since 1995. This year, at the Chi
Board of Trustees: Arvind Shah, Chairman, in the number of young students attending cago convention, our team was second place
Bachubhai Ajmera, Manoj Dharamsi and Pathshala classes. JSNT contact is our cur- trophy winner. The participants were Girish
Bhavi Jain; Youth Committee Coordinator: rent president Swatee Kalamkar 972-530Jain, Neha Mehta, Ravi R. Mehta, Ravi V.
Hemal Jhaveri (703-922-2734), and Youth
H. 7356, email: swateek@yahoo.com Mehta, Rishi Mohnot and Kunal Rambhia.
Committee Members: Sonali Bhavsar, Open book examinations were held in Nisha Jain. Amol Shah, and Pathik Shah.
Gujarati and English this year. Pratikraman PHOENIX, AZ
book by Dhirajbhai Mehta in Gujarati and Some of the highlights of the
two select books by Manubhai Doshi in English were used for test questionnaire.
WEST Swamivatsalya 2001 function were: Vari
More than forty youth and adults partici- Chandrakant Parekh, Regional Editor ety shows put together by pathshala children and teachers, Tapasvis' bahuman, Jain
pated in these competitions. Our adults and
youth were also winners of second or third Art Gallery, report by executive committee
place essays and recipients of awards. and general body meeting.
LOS ANGELES, CA Guru Jayanti celebration was attended by Contact: Vinod Doshi @412-856-9235
Jain Center of Southern California or Shanti Mohnot @ 724-325-2058 a large number of families. The program
(CSC) has a new Board of Directors which included recitation of the "Atma-Siddhi"
includes Dr. Nitin Shah, President; Ramesh and other stavans. Religious leaders from
Doshi, Vice President; Ashvin Sheth, Secmany other religions (Islam, Sikh, WASHINGTON, DC
retary, Ashok Savla, Treasurer, Narendra Christian, Buddhist, Bahai, Hindu, and Our Sangh went on Panch Teerth Yatra.
Maniar, Public Relations; Amrit Bhandari, Jain) participated and talked about the im- About 45 members visited temples at Directors: Vijay Chheda, Dhiraj Dedhia, portance of a "Guru" in their religion. Cherryhüll. Caldwell, NI: Siddhachalam. Divyaben Gangar, Ushaben Mehta,
Contact for Jain Center of Greater Phoe- Allentown; Vraj: and Harrisburg. A lec- Gordhan Patel, Pradeep Shah, Vipul Shah, nix - E-mail address: Jain_phoenix ture by Dr. N.P. Jain was held on August 3. Virendra Shah, and Nitin Vora @hotmail.com or Mehul Rajparia at (602) Jain society took a leading role in the cel- The largest ever JCYC winter camp held 795-4987 email - mrajpari@sybase.com. ebration of Diwali Mela which is organized at the Wrightwood Campsite in San Gabriel
annually by the United Association of Mountains was attended by 181 particiHindu and Jain Temples of Metropolitan pants. The theme of the camp focused on Washington. Over 15000 persons attended Mahavir's Life Story. The course included
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REGIONAL NEWS (continued)
eleven hours of instructions concluding pated in the Bay Area Veg Fair organized CANADA with a test.
by VegNews, North America's monthly veg. Dr. Mahendra Mehta, Regional Editor A historic groundbreaking ceremonyetarian newspaper. Information about the scheduled for February 18 will mark a ma- Jain Bhawan, Jainism, Jain food and the jor milestone for the Jain Bhavan Expan- benefits of a vegetarian way of life was made
TORONTO: ON sion Project, which has been in planning available at the JCNC's booth.
The winter of 2001-2002 has been unsince 1998. The construction is scheduled Information about forthcoming pro
usually quiet as more of our members preto begin in April 2002. grams and regular activities are posted on
fer to spend cold months in India pursuing Nearly 200 participants attended a two- JCNC's website at www.jcnc.org. Most re
their 'swadhaya' or traveling to various day Jainism conference organized by Pro- cent newsletter can also be downloaded
places of pilgrimage or visiting their famifessor Tara Sethia at California State Poly- from this website.
lies. technic University, Pomona. Scholars from
Diwali Celebrations: The executive comUSA, India, UK, Guam, Japan, Scotland SACRAMENTO, CA and New Zealand addressed the conference
mittee put up a well organized and fully
Jain Center of Greater Sacramento theme of The Lessons of Ahimsa and
subscribed Diwali event that earned great (ICGS) elected a new executive. Mohini appreciation from all members of the SociAnekanta for Contemporay Life.
Jain, President; Sunil Jain, Secretary; Raman ety. The sit-down' dinner and the quality Second Jain Pathshala Teachers Confer- Jain, Treasurer; and Manoj Desai, Value Ad- of program showed our Society has come ence is being held at the Jain Center of ministrator. JCGS has adopted new set of of age. Southern California May 25-27. For infor- bylaws, which has a provision to elect two
The Diwali Mithai Competition was a mation, please contact Kiran or Rajul Vasa out of four executive members every other
novel idea and it proved very successful. at 562/860-7273 or rkvasa@aol.com. year. JCGS organizes a number of activi
The event brought out hidden culinary talA convention for single Jain youths, age ties, religious celebrations, and lectures by
ents in our community. There were many 21 and over, will be hosted at the Jain Cen- visiting dignitaries. Contact person contact
letters of appreciation to the Editor of our ter of Southern California from May 17- Mohini Jain at mohini jain@msn.com.
Newsletter and this attests to the popular19. Registration information is available at
ity of the event. www.jain21.com website or by contacting SAN DIEGO, CA
The new Jain Society Directory was pubVipin Vadecha at 909/861-2677 or
Regular activities organized by Jain So- lished last month and well received by all vadechav@juno.com or Rashmi Shah at
ciety of San Diego (JSSD) include a members. It is very well organized with up310/541-8367 or krushmi@aol.com.
monthly Jainshala for children, adult classes, dated addresses, easy to follow and has a Information for all the upcoming events
swadhyay by Girishbhai Shah, and a weekly very attractive cover of Bhagvan Mahavir's is available on JCSC's website at
pooja every Saturday at Shri Mandir. For Kalyanak. www.jaincenter.net. For information, conadditional information, please contact
A quick glance at the directory tact Nitinbhai Shah, JCSC President, at
Kokilaben Doshi at 858/679-7645 or shows that our Society has undergone a 714/506-6699 or nitin.shah@med.va.gov. email: kdoshi@sandiego.edu.
record growth is last two years. More than
100 new families have joined our Sangh and SAN FRANCISCO, CA
this is reflected in greater attendances at Samanijis Charitrapragyaji and SEATTLE, WA
Snatra Puja, Paryushan, Swami Vatsalya and Shardaprajanaji are in the Bay Area till
Members of the Jain community in Se other societal functions and festivities. April. The Samanijis are giving a series of attle area meet on a monthly basis. Jain
The Seniors Meetings: This has become lectures on various topics four days a week
Pathshala is held on the 1st Saturday of the another fixture of our regular activities and as well as actively participating in children's
month and is conducted by Aleena. For many senior members look forward to this pathshala classes at Jain Bhawan.
additional details, call Aleena at 206/236- get together. Bhartiben Ghatalia organizes Nearly 140 children participated in a 0170. For information about Jain programs this meetings: second annual sieepover at the Jain Bhawan. please contact Mukesh Jain at 425/706- The Youth activities: The young Jains The children took part in discussions and
9697 or email: mukeshj@ microsoft.com. have regular activities every few months and also played quiz games including "Who
for the winter, they have organized Ski wants to be a Jain Scholar?" JCNC partici
Camp 2002 at Mansfield Outdoor Centre.
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Regional News (cont)
CINCINNATI & DAYTON, OH
The Jain Center of Cincinnati & Dayton had the following major activities;
1.The following executive committee members were elected for 2002: Vijay Doshi, President, Kishore Parekh, Vice President, Bhavin Shah - Secretary, Hemant Shah-Treasurer, Kalpana Parekh - VP Education, Jaya Shree Baphana -V.P. Hospitality, Ramesh Shah -VP Facilities, Haren Punatar -VP Membership, Mitel Shah V.P. Youth, Dr. Surendra Singhvi and Vir Singh Jain as JAINA directors for two years. 3.At the January 2002 General Body meeting, Ms. Soha Shah and Dr. Surendra Singhvi were appointed as the co-conveners for the next JAINA convention to be
hosted in Cincinnati. Twelve committees have been appointed to plan and organize the convention on July 4-6, 2003. Anyone interested in helping the Center should contact Dr. Singhvi at 937-885-7414 or Ms. Soha Shah at 937-773-3906.
4. The Center participated in the third annual Interfaith Peace meeting on December 31, 2001, which included representatives from eight different religions in the
local area.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
The Jain Society of Greater Atlanta elected Deepak Shah, President, Madhuben Sheth vice president. Other executive committee members are: Bharat Shah, Treasurer, Anil Shah, Secretary, Sameer Shah - youth Secretary, Indravadan Bhavsar and
Niraj Shah as executive members.
The Phase II construction of the build ing has been completed. In this phase, classrooms, Library, kitchen and dining facilities were added. These additional facilities have allowed expanding activities such as yoga, language and SAT class.

COMMITTEE NEWS:
TEERTHODHAR COMMITTEE
YOU TOO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
As a Jain, you steadfastly believe that serving the poor is a supreme form of Bhakti, but the pursuit of American dream leaves no time for such work. Here is an inspiring story of a 22-year-old Niyati Sheth.
A senior at University of Central Oklahoma majoring in Opera Performance/Pre-medicine she has been active in YJA as their Oklahoma City representative for six years. She is President of her music fraternity - Sigma Alpha Iota and performed abroad in countries such as Italy, England and Ireland with choir and chamber ensembles/ active in Presidential leadership council.
At the JAINA convention in Chicago last July, she met me and I spoke to her about the school and medical clinic Teerthodhar Committee was helping to build in Lachhawar - Birth place of Lord Mahavir at an estimated cost of $90,000 under the guidance of Acharya Chandanaji. Aachrya Chandnaji has reported that by April 25th, they would have 10 rooms ready. This would have classes up to 8th standard. They will continue working to expand the school to hold classes up to matriculation. Their current enrollment is over 700 students. There is plan to educate women. Children will also be taught love for animals, ahimsa, cleanliness and abstinence from bad habits.
JAINA has contributed over $20,000, but we are still looking to raise additional $70,000. For more information, please refer to last issue of Jain Digest. Aacharya Chandnaji mentioned that entire Jain Samaj is celebrating 2600th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir, but to her knowledge nothing comes close to building school at Bhagwan Mahavir's birth place. Veeraytan is formally inviting all Jains to attend the inauguration of the school. All arrangements will be made for lodging and boarding. You will get the privilege of visiting Rajgir, Pavapuri and Shikharji. The whole town of Lachhawar is looking forward to meet Jain Sangh who has done so much for them.
Niyati decided to help. She set a goal of raising $15,000. She planned a 2-day Yoga & Meditation workshop featuring Shree Amrendra Muni for Mid October. But the September 11 tragedy forced cancellation of the camp and no future date was set. No one asked for a refund of the registration fee and she convinced others to contribute for her project. She raised $5,100. In a town with only four Jain families this young girl, in spite of the obstacles created by the September 11 tragedy persevered, juggled her education, hobbies, family and social life to achieve a noble goal. She is still continuing her efforts to meet her goal - she has unique idea of helping her favorite charity when she needs to give a gift to someone. Niyati sends the intended dollar amount to the charity fund. The charitable organization sends thank you card to her friend. The recipient of the card gets exposure and awareness of the good cause. The idea mushrooms and the cause get more funding and more supporters. Teerthodhar committee will send Gyan Daan gift cards on your behalf to anyone who wants to donate for this school. You can send these cards to your friends and families for any occasions. Donations received from you will be tax deductible and we will send acknowledgment card to your recipient You both will be blessed for Gyan Dan to students of Tirthankar Mahavir School. $100 will pay for books and supplies for one student for one year and teachers salary for three months. $500 will pay for education and one sewing machine, $1000 will buy them a computer. $5000 will pay for library project.
For more information on the Tirthankar Mahavir School, please visit http:// home.hot.rr.com/jaintirth/. or contact Kirit Daftary Phone: 254-776-4209 (Resi), Email: netrat@att.net

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AFFILIATE NEWS...
KACHCHHI OSWAL JAIN ASSOCIATION
SIDDHACHALAM
KOJAIN has collected more than $430,000 for Kutch earth- The international community celebrated the 2600h birth anquake. So far they have disbursed the fund in Kutch as follows: niversary of Lord Mahavir on 2 November, 2001, at the Church
Center for the United Nations in New York. The celebration was KVO Seva Samaj (Housing)
$61,000
sponsored and organized by International Mahavir Jain Mission Veerayatan (near 72 Jinalaya) School Project $50,000
(IMJM) and The Temple of Understanding, both of which are Bidada Sarvodaya Trust (KOJAIN families) $50,000 NGO members of United Nations. Bidada Sarvodaya Trust (Physiotherapy Dept.) $50,000
More than one hundred and twenty-five persons, drawn mostly Bhojay Sarvodaya Trust (Mota Ratadia School) $35,000 from the United Nations NGO community and from Inter-faith Yusuf Meherally Foundation
$30,000 community attended the event. Ramania school
$25,000
Dr. Narendra Parson, Vice-Chairman of IMJM, said that it Ratadia Ganeshwala Buniyadi School
$25,000
was significant that IMJM and The Temple of Understanding were Abhiyan: Sushma Ayangar
$20,000 jointly sponsoring the celebration. 'This accords with the concept Bhujpur Hospital (thru' VRTI)
$20,000
of Anekantvad, as taught by Lord Mahavir', said Parson. Kutch Development Fund (KVC Krushi Vigyan) $12,000
The celebration started with a rendition of spiritual music Kutch Ekam (KDO)
$11,000
with Bina Kalavant on Sitar and Rahman Khan on tabla. This set Lion Charitable Trust, Bhuj (rehabilitation) $11,000
the mood for the afternoon. Shri KVO Jain Mahajan, Bhuj (Housing)
$11,000
Inter-faith prayers were recited by representatives of many KDO Shikshan Prasarak Samiti
$4,000
faiths. Dr. Nawang Rabgyal, the representative of His Holiness JAINA Transportation of Rehab Equipments $2,000
the Dalai Lama in North and South America recited a Buddhist
prayer. He was followed by Sister Joan Kirby who recited a ChrisKOJAIN members elected the following office bearers for
tian prayer. Professor Ephraim Isaacs, who was to recite Jewish
prayers was unable to attend because of other commitments. He 2002-2004, along with 11 regional directors. More information
did, however, send in his good wishes for the event. Muslim, can be obtained from the KOJAIN website: www.kojain.com
Hindu, Jain and Sikh prayers were also recited. Pundit Maujiram, President: Kalyanji Mota (714) 956-0405
of IMJM, could not attend the event but sent his blessings and Vice-president: Navin Dedhia (408) 629-1723
prayers for the event. Richard Rosenkranz of the Inter-faith Call Secretary:
(562) 947-7018
for Religious Freedom and Human Rights flew out of Florida to Hema Savla (508) 856-9630
attend the event and to recite a prayer by Mahatma Gandhi. Congratulations: The Association of Indian Physicians of John Miller, Co-Chairman of the Temple of Understanding Northern Ohio (APINO) honored Dr. Chandravadan Haria as spoke on Ahimsa, Love, Compassion. He inspired the gathering Distinguished Physician of the Year Award for 2001. Dr. Haria with an account of his own spiritual experience and understandand his family have lived in the Cleveland area since 1973 and ing of Ahimsa, which is love and compassion. have been actively involved in the social, political and cultural Shantichandra Shah, President of IMJM spoke on the subarena through many local and national organizations.
ject, Conflict Resolution as taught by Lord Mahavir. One of KOJAIN members, Nitin Shah has become the first Dr. Narendra Parson spoke about Message of Mahavir. He Asian member of the Georgia Governor's Round Table. Only 100 emphasized the practice of the teachings and stressed meditation. CEO's are included. Among these are CEO's of Coca Cola, Delta, Lord Mahavir meditated for twelve and a half years and he preGeorgia Pacific etc.
scribed dissolve yourselves and meditation as the path to libera
tion. Neeta Karani and Roma Patel, both students of Alka Sama, Jayesh Shah 1963-2001: Jayesh S. Shah of Edgewater,
performed a dance 'Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram'. NJ, lost his precious life at the young age of 38 in the World Trade
This was followed by chanting by disciples of Acharya Sushil Center disaster of Sept. 11th. His family and friends have estab
Kumarji, Shanti Jain Smith, Kathy Kellogg, Sue Graves and Rick lished the “Jayesh Shah Memorial Education Fund", please send
Pezzullo. Pezzullo explained the effect of sound and mantras beyour tax deductible contribution to the fund and make your check
fore the group recited the mantras. payable to KOJAIN (and, please mention - For Jayesh Shah M/E Fund) and mail it to Mangal Shah, 16 Donna Drive, Unit 36,
Sister Joan Kirby of the Temple of Understanding proposed a Norwalk, CT 06854, USA
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AFFILIATE NEWS...
JAIN MEDITATION INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
This is an excerpt of the speech given by Pujyashri Chitrabhanuji on September 23, 2001 in the aftermath of the tragic events of 9\11th in New York City at The World Trade Center and in Washington, D.C. at The Pentagon.
PRAY FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING
September 11th has been a tragic day not only for America but for the whole world, because such savage violence diminishes all of mankind. We often pray for our selfish and greedy needs. We need prayer. Prayer brings introspection. The events of September 11th represent an attack on these rights. We need to pray so that we remain sensitive to Universal Aspirations. Let us pray for the blessing of the less blessed.
The only answer to distrust and suspicion is understanding. Let us pray for that. Gandhi rightly warned us, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." Let us pray for such understanding and peace that abides. Let us start every new day cherishing our blessings. We resolve to see good around us, to hope for a bright future. Let us think of peace, let us feel love, and let us practice compassion. Let us look forward to each day's imagining and contemplating in a positive way for health, happiness and harmony.
CITATION PRESENTED TO
GURUDEV CHITRABHANUJI
28th Camp was inaugurated by Honorary Consul General of USA, Frank Good from Mumbai on January 2nd, 2002. The camp was over by January
The Senior Citizens Association of Powai felicitates you for 22, 20,569 patients were treated for various sickness and disyour untiring contribution towards a better world:
eases, 771 operations were performed; 800 eye surgeries will be performed in next 3 months; 182 patients were referred to Nanavati and Maru hospitals in Mumbai for advanced surgery and care. This camp covers all medical specialities, and this year Bidada started Rehabilitation Center for earthquake victims and amputees. More than 50 medical doctors from USA gave their services.
You are the luminous inheritor of the lineage of Tirthankars, the supreme messengers of Peace, Non-violence and Compassion. This is Mother India's unique gift to the world. In your bold efforts to spread this message of Non-Violence and Peace, beyond the borders of our country, you created history. Your numerous books and poems in several languages show the path of Peace and Self-Realisation, both to the young novice and the sophisticate. This message you have tirelessly conveyed to the World Community at the United Nations, the U.S. House of Congress, and leading Universities and at Inter-Faith Meetings.
Finally, to quote you," Man is a threat to man and animals, and often is ready to murder in the name of religion, culture, country and belief." Now more than ever, all mankind needs to heed your message, to leave a better world for posterity.
JAINA PARTICIPATES IN 28TH MEDICAL CAMP
"A Person who serves the poor and sick, serves Me." - Lord Mahavir A man lost both his arms in an electric shock cutting a branch that got entangled in an electric wire. Both arms had been amputated and replaced by prostheses, and he lost his livelihood. One of his dream is for his son to complete high school education. 17 year old boy who had fallen of a canal and fractured his bones several months ago. He didn't have medical care available at that time, so his bones set themselves at an odd angle, giving the appearance of another knee.

Most of the cases seen by Dr. Indu Varia, Psychiatrist, and Shilpa Shah, Social worker involved depression, anxiety, or post traumatic stress disorder. Several were prescribed anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication. Will they receive follow-up care for medication or counseling
BIDADA camp is unique in number of ways:
1. Hospital though located in remote corner of Kutch in a small village, is neat, clean and professionally managed mostly by volunteers.
2. Medical Practitioners visiting from USA is given round trip tickets to Gandhidham, Kutch. from Bombay. A separate clean room with good lodging facility is assigned for everyone of them. All meals- are being served by them at NO COST to participants.
3. Vijay Chheda, Trustee spends 6 months in USA and 6 months in India and he provides professional liasion between USA participants and BIDADA Hospital. Communication is excellent.

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JAINA BOOK STORE.....
It gives us immense pleasure in welcoming you to Jaina Book Store. The mission of Jaina Book Store is to provide Jain religion books and materials to members at a reasonable Cost. The following Books are now available by mail.
Title
Bhaktamara Stotra ( G,H,E) + CD & VCD
Tirthankara Bhagawan Mahavira (G,H,E) +CD
Tirthankara Bhagawan Mahavira (G,H,E) +VCD
Bhaktamara Darshan (Chitra, Rahasya, Aradhana Darshan) G.H.E
Shri Kalpasutra (Shri Barasasutra)
Jain Symbols (Pramoda Chitrabhanu) [E]
Set of Five books by Pandit Dhirajlal D. Metha on
1)
Karma Philosophy
2)
3)
4)
5)
KatmaVipaka
KarmaStava
BandhaSwamitvanama
Shadshiti
Paribhashik Shabdakosh (all in G}
Set of Two books by Pandit Dhirajlal D. Metha
1)
Navsmarana Aath
2)
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Phone
City State Zip
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Dhrasthini Sajhai (all in G}
Set of Two books by Mr. Herman Kuhn on Tattvartha Sutra
1)
2)
The Key of The Center of The Universe Karma - The Mechanism (both in E) Jain Shaasan-na Chamaktaa Sitaraa 108 Jain Stories (V. V. Shah) {G} Jin Shaasan-Ka Chamakte Hire
108 Jain Stories (V. V. Shah) {H}
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$20
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email
$20
$45
$45
$5
$20
$10
Languages: H= Hindi, G =Gujarati, E=English: Minimum Order $10. No cash please. All Price includes S&H Please make Check Payable to JAINA BOOK STORE
ROHIT DOSHI, 505 AFRICAN ROAD, VESTAL, NY 13850 email: Rohit Doshi
Please ship requested books to:
Name
$30
$5
$5
JAINA DIGEST LIFE MEMBERS UPDATE
622 U Janak K. sheth
623 U
624 U
Kiran and imple Zaveri Ramesh and Indu Shah
Kantilal and Madhu Shah
Chirantan V. Parikh
625 U
626 U
627 U Suresh and Nita Shah
628 U
Bhupendra and Priti Sheth
629 U
Ramesh and Rashmi Shah
630 U Bhavar and Gita Purohit
631 U
Rajesh and Nita Desai
632 U
Umesh and Harsha Shah
Rajula N. Shah
Kishor and Sohini Shah
633 U
634 U
635 U Bina Shah
636 U
Ashok and Ujwala Shinghvi
637 U
Barry and Sallye Thomas
638 U
Ajay and Madhu Jain
639 U
Rambhai Bhakta
640 U Harshad and Ramila Gandhi
641 U Shanti and Geeta Gala
642 U
Lalit and Niru Shah
643 U
Rajeev and Nita Daga
644 U
Yogesh C Jain
645 U
Bhavesh and Malini Adani
646 U
Girish and Kokila parikh 647 U Kirti and Nayana Shah 648 U Hasendra and Bina Shah 649 U Bhavik P. Vasha 650 U Rahul K Shah 651U Ramesh and Naina Shah
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Phone: 630-837-8716.
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Financial Statement Convention 2001
2001 was the first time JAINA took the complete responsibility of Convention. Hosted by Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago, 11ch Convention did suffer because of the less than expected attendence due to mid week dates and the cost of building replica of Jal Mandir. But in the end, JAINA did break even. Thanks to all of you for lending helping hand. Thanks to the members of Jain Society of Chicago who worked diligently to make the convention a success.
Revenue:
Donations Jalmandir Loan Registration Exhibition/Booth Souvenir & Program books Interest
167, 417 65, 197 60, 401 460, 290 32,000 80, 078 4, 434
869, 817
Expenses: Loan Reimbursment
56, 901 Food & Supplies
152, 361 Food Service
125,000 Telephone, Postage & shipping
13, 484 Travel
16, 790 Convention: Registration Cancellation
12, 181 Facilities-Conv. Center
152, 974 Jal Mandir
74, 030 Cultural
17,977 Security
15, 366 Insurance
4,254 Programing
53, 531 Exib.& Souv. Refunds
3,000 Registration
10, 348 Audio, Video
28, 534 Advertising
6,881 Printing
50, 852 Office & Admin Exp.
19, 535 Youth Activities
34, 798 Reg Refund Credit card
4, 840 Credit Card Fees
8,995 Bank Charges
5,112 Total Expenses
867, 744 Payables Loan
3, 500 Food
3, 500 Programming
4,100
878,844 Notes: 1) All amounts are rounded of to nearest dollars
2) This is internally audited statement only.
Total
Receivables Donation Jalmandir, Souvenir
TOTAL REVENUE
6,000 3. 200
879, 017
TOTAL EXPENSES
878, 844
SURPLUS
$ 173
Bipin Parikh Convenor
Keerti Shah Treasurer
Parag Shah Internal Auditor
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FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA APPEAL I want to help retaining Jain identity and culture by supporting JAINA and I want to be a proud Jain!
Please fill out this form and support JAINA. Mail this completed form and your financial contribution to: JAINA Headquarters
PO Box 700 Getzville, NY 14068 I want to be a Trustee of JAINA Charitable Trust and will
Name donate $500 every year I want to be a JAINA Patron and will donate $ 251 every year
Address I want to be a Life Member of JAIN DIGEST and will donate $101 I want to subscribe to JAIN DIGEST for one year (Winter 2001
Phone to Fall 2002) for $11 other amount: $100 $25 $500
Email Please make checks payable to JAINA. Your donation is tax-deductible. Please advise if you wish to remain anonymous. 950 Jain families | have already done so, would you not do so? If not for you, do it for your children and grandchildren. L- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - -
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MIS REGISTRATION FORM - PAGE 1
Send this completed form, a check in the amount of $25 and a recent, full-length photograph of yourself with your name printed on the back to:
Hasmukh M. Shah, 304 Tall Oak Trail Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-7711 Phone: 727-934-6141 / 3255
hasmukh33@yahoo.com
Name (please print):
LAST FIRST
MIDDLE Address: STREET
CITY STATE
ZIP Phone: -
_ Fax: () _
___ Email: Date of Birth:
_Height:
Weight:
- Are you a vegetarian? YES NO Do you smoke? YES NO Do you drink? YES NO Have you been married before? YES NO If yes, indicate the name of your divorced spouse. Your visa status in the USA/Canada? When did you enter the USA/Canada?
_MONTH/YEAR What languages do you speak?
__ What is your religion? What languages do you read? What languages do you write? Education: DEGREE YEAR RECEIVED MAJOR NAME OF UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE Work experience: COMPANY'S NAME POSITION DURATION Father's Name:
Occupation: Mother's Name:
Occupation: Brother(s) and/or Sister(s) NAME(S) AGE(S) EDUCATION OCCUPATION Do you have other relatives living in the North America? NAME RELATIONSHIP OCCUPATION ADDRESS Other relevant information (use additional paper if necessary):
Candidate's signature:
__
____Date:
Important Considerations: It is important to remember that the MIS is a non-for-profit, voluntary community service. The MIS and JAINA assume no respon-sibility or liability for the accuracy or authenticity of the information furnished in the ads or any consequences resulting thereof. The entire responsibility rests with the candidates themselves. All information furnished to the MIS is confidential. Only those who are sincerely interested in looking for a Jain life partner should send a Registration Form. While matching, photographs will not be passed on to the candidates by the MIS. Parents/guardians should communicate with the candidate before placing ad and assist them in making a final decision.
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MIS REGISTRATION FORM - PAGE 2
1. Two references who are members of the Jain Community or other Indian organizations.
A. Name:
Address:
Phone:
Member of:
B. Name:
Address:
Phone:
Member of:
ORGANIZATION'S NAME
2. Indicate your personal preference of these criteria for the match. Age: Between the ages of Height: Between the height of
and
or open.
Weight: Between the weight of Bachelor
Education:
Major:
Vegetarian: YES NO
Residence: (state)
ORGANIZATION'S NAME
Visa Status:
Length of time in North America: Language. English: YES NO
Other (specify):
and

and
Masters Degree
Work experience: YES NO
or open.
or open. Other
years.
Congratulations!
Female: 122, Male: 111 (Married / Engaged) JAINA would like to congratulate all couples who have come together with the help of the services of the MIS. JAINA wishes to thank them for their generous donation. More and more Jains around the world are not only appreciating this much needed service, but are also taking advantage of it. Simulta-neously, the flow of ads in JAIN DIGEST is gradually increasing.
Guideline to all perspective participants
Be positive, constructive, creative and friendly! No match is going to be "perfect." Complement and support each other practicing respect,sharing, acquire knowledge and maintaining your uniqueness while keeping an open mind. These are the qualities that make for human perfection.
MIS INFORMATION: THIS IS HOW IT WORKS
Our world is shrinking and we are a global village and life is not always easy. However, we can carry our philosophy and our value system that is very worth while, with us. Accept the challenge and make your choice be a worth while one.
Placing an Ad and Registration with MIS
Anyone wishing to place an ad and register with the MIS must follow these instructions care-fully:
1. Fill out the attached Registration Form Page 1 and Page 2,. The registrant must fill out this form. Do not leave anything blank.
2. Mail the the completed form + a check in the amount of $25 payable to Hasmukh M. Shah. Leave the Memo or For column blank. 3. a recent, full-length photo of yourself with your name printed on the back.
4. Upon receipt of this information the MIS will draft an ad for you and it will appear in the JAIN DIGEST--but only once. Remember, JAIN DIGEST is a quarterly publication.
Placing an Ad Only
If you do not wish to register with the MIS and wish to draft an ad yourself, you may do so in 30 words of less. Remember that the MIS reserve the right to edit all such ads. Follow step 2 above, but submit your own ad with phone number instead of a completed form and photo. Full Name, Address, Phone number of the candidate must be furnished with the ads for MIS records, without which MIS will not be able to process the ad for publication.
Responding to an Ad (only if contact info isn't available).
If the phone number or address is not given in the ad, then you must contact the candidate through MIS. Follow these step-by-step instructions. Place your bio-data and a recent photograph of yourself in a sealed, stamped envelope with your return address in the upper left-hand corner and the MIS ad reference number in the lower lefthand corner of the envelope. Leave space on the envelope for an address. Place this envelope in another envelope with your return address in the upper left-hand corner and mail it to Hasmukh M. Shah. Upon receipt of these responses the MIS will place the ad holders address on the inner envelope and mail it. Remember, MIS is not responsible for responses that do not conform to these instructions.
Please notify the MIS
Please notify the MIS when an engagement or marriage has been announced. This helps us to know if this community service is working to help maintain our traditions. Please note that if a successful alliance has taken place, both parties will agree to donate what ever amount they wish to JAINA to help defray the cost of publication.

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MATRIMONIALS - MALE
M489: Gujarati parents invite responses for M892: Jain parents invite correspondence M917: Alliance invited for good looking, their handsome, fair, talented, vegetarian, with biodata / photo from professional, intelligent, vegetarian, Jain boy, born Sept US born son, March 71, 5'9", 155 lb, MS vegetarian girls, for very fair, handsome, 74, 5'3", 145 lb, MS (EE), well employed Comp. Engg. (Cornell Uni.), successful Canadian born son, Nov 73,5'10", 150 lb, in a reputed co., from cultured, educated, computer consultant, from pretty, cultured, MD, Final year resident: Gestrointrology. vegetarian girls. Call: 9377435-6171. Email: educated Jain girls. Call: 410/771-0251.or Email: sandyjain 99@hotmail.com
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girls. Call: 718/482-8779. M912: Gujarati parents invite proposals M864: Gujarati parents invite proposals for with biodata/photo from vegetarian, AM338: We are interested in having our very handsome, fair, brilliant, vegetarian, educated, cultured, pretty girls, for good- son get to know open minded and outgoing vivacious, US born son, Oct 76,5'11", BS looking son, born Dec 72, 5'10", 155 lb, girls. He is handsome, vegetarian, well (civil engg), well employed as Quality BS (business/ finance), studying MBA. Call: employed Software Engineer, US born Nov Engineer, from cultured, educated, pretty 917-647-3575.indian 1972@hotmail.com 73, 5'7". 130 lb, Please contact us at: - girls. Call: 334/283-5340.Email:
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M916: Alliance invited for dynamic,
talented, vegetarian, Gujarati boy, born Jan AM347: Alliance invited for handsome, M902: Gujarati parents seek responses for 75, 5'11", 160 lb, MD, doing 3rd year talented, vegetarian, India raised, Gujarati handsome, bright, vegetarian, US born son, residency in Internal Medicine at NY based boy, born Feb 77,5'8", 143 lb, BS (comp Oct 75, 5'11", BA, well employed, from hospital, from educated, vegetarian, sc), well employed as Software Design cultured, educated girls. Call: 408/245- Gujaratigirls.
Email: Engineer, from cultured, educated girls, 7883. Email: vinu42@aol.com usmd2002@yahoo.com
972/424-6667. vrvora@usanetmail.com
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AM354: Gujarati uncle invite responses for handsome, brilliant, vegetarian, US born nephew, June 75, 6'0", 140 lb, BBA, well employed as Analyst, from cultured, educated, vegetarian girls. Call: 732/9400717.Email: ashah723@yahoo.com
AM358: Gujarati parents invite proposals for handsome, brilliant, vegetarian, US born son, April 75, 5'6", 150 lb, MD, 2nd year resident: internal medicine, planning cardiology fellowship, interested in music, Indian culture, from caring, well educated Jain girls. Call: 410/771-0251. Email: sbm, 1975@yahoo.com
FEMALE
F216: Sister invite proposals from wellsettled professionals for very beautiful, attractive, slim, cultured sister, 30 yrs / 5'2", 110 lb, MBBS, Physician in Bombay, visiting USA during January 2002. Phone: 763/416-5949. Email:
radhika_mehta55@hotmail.com
F233: Alliance invited by Gujarati Jain parents for beautiful, charming, talented, caring, affectionate, virtuous, vegetarian, US raised daughter, born July 66, 5'5", BS (chemistry), very well employed, from well educated, professionals. Call: 919/7769091.
F623: Agarwal Jain parents invite proposals with biodata from professional, cultured, non smoker boys, for vegetarian, pretty, fair, canadian born daughter, Oct 74, 5'1", 115 lb, Dip. Business/ network, pursuing BA (final) (sociology), employed full time in Fortune 500 Co., Call 905/4594357. Email: melmilap74@hotmail.com
F653: Gujarati parents invite responses for pretty, talented, successful, US born daughter, Sept 71, 5'3", DMD, practicing as Dentist, from well educated, cultured, professionals. Call: 502/239-4973. Email: ayk1971@hotmail.com

F703: Alliance invited for beautiful, talented, slim, caring, US citizen Gujarati girl, 35 / 5'3", BS (Chemistry), MLT (ASCP), well employed, issue-less divorcee, from cultural, educated match. Call: 847/ 776-0191.
F762: Jain Gujarati parents invite responses for talented, beautiful, slim, vegetarian, US raised daughter, born Nov 75, 5'8", 125 lb, pursuing MBA, well positioned with Deloitte consulting, from well educated, professional, US raised boys. Call: 248/347
4576.
F773: Alliance invited by Jain parents (Intl. Business family) for Swiss born / citizen, beautiful, fair, charming, cultured, vegetarian, physician daughter, Oct 76, 5'6", MBBS-Geneva, doing internship, from well educated, professionally settled, handsome boys. Tel: 0041-22-8850355. Email: sanghvigeneva@yahoo.com
F790: Gujarati parents invite proposals for beautiful, fair, slim, attractive, virtuous Daughter, born Nov 77, 5'1", BS, pursuing MS (Comp), cultured, educated, vegetarian boys. Currently she is in India and willing to settle in USA. Call: 631/4239647 or 717/532-7311. Email: bipinkmehta@hotmail.com
F795: North Indian Jain parents invite responses for very beautiful, tall, slim, charming, talented, US born daughter, Nov 73, 5'4", 110 lb, MBA from a top school, very well employed with multinational co., from cultured, professional boys. Call: 860/ 429-8520.
F834: Gujarati parents invite correspondence with biodata/photo for US born, beautiful, charming, cultured, virtuous daughter, Nov 73. 5'6", 118 lb, MD, doing 3rd year residency in OB/GYN, from educated, vegetarian boys. Call: 513/ 563-5013. Email: mehta@fuse.net

F835: Uncle invite alliance for very pretty, charming, slim, talented, Gujarati Jain niece, born Aug 75, 5'4", 110 lb, BS Physical Therapy, employed as Physical Therapist, from well educated, cultured boys. Call: 908/222-1038. Email: jenn819@hotmail.com
F841: Gujarati family invite proposals for beautiful, slim, attractive, virtuous, vegetarian daughter, born July 79, 5'6", 105 lb, BS (Com), pursuing Masters, from cultured, educated boys. She is currently in India and willing to settle in USA. Call: 305/595-3833. Email:
meghal28@yahoo.com
F854: Gujarati parents invite correspondence for pretty, attractive, successful, vegetarian, US citizen daughter, born Dec 70, 5'5", BS (Intl business), very well employed in a reputed co., from cultured, educated boys. Call: 631/3850797.Email: bobby@tsiny.com
F880: Gujarati parents invite responses for pretty, slim, cultured, vegetarian, virtuous daughter, born Feb 75, 5'1", 100 lb, BS EE (Johns Hopkins Uni), well employed with reputed co., from cultured, educated boys. Call:410/551-9098. Email: sg22181@yahoo.com
F900: Uncle invite responses for pretty, slim, vegetarian Gujarati niece, born July 71, 5'5", 110 lb, Bcom, Dip. Broadcast animation, innocently divorced, No issue, from suitable cultured, educated match. Call: 573/756-9521.
F901: Gujarati parents invite alliance for beautiful, slim, vegetarian, accomplished, US born daughter, Aug 74, 5'0", 85 lb, MS, JD (law), working as lawyer in a reputed firm, from well educated, cultured, vegetarian boys. Call: 516/334-2299. Email: mkshah@rosenman.com
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F903: Alliance invited for pretty, fair, slim, F911: Gujarati parents invite proposals with AF278: Gujarati parents invite vegetarian, never married, Gujarati girl, biodata / photo, from professional correspondence from suitable, cultured, born Aug 64, 5'3". 110 lb, MPhil, MCA, vegetarian boys, for pretty, charming, slim, educated match for their beautiful, fair, employed as Scientist, from cultured, vegetarian, US citizen daughter, born Jan slim, talented, caring, US born daughter, professional boys. Call: 703/352-2042. 72,5'5", 110 lb, BS (ME), MS (Telecom), May 74,5'5", 125 lb, BS (Nutrition), R.D., Email: inashah@hotmail.com
Consulting Engineer. Call: 917/647-3575. well-employed as Registered-Dietitian, Email: bombayraw@hotmail.com
presently pursuing master's degree. Call: F904: Gujarati parents invite responses for
908/757-7424.
Email: pretty, slim, vegetarian daughter, born F913: Gujarati parents invite jaivais@hotmail.com March 76, 5'1", 97 lb, Bcom, Computer correspondence with biodata / photo for Graphic Designer, from cultured, educated attractive, intelligent, cultured, vegetarian, AF298: Alliance invited for pretty, slim, boys. Call: 714/999-5949. Email: dynamic daughter, 25 year, 5'5", Masters attractive, vegetarian, well rounded, sonalit@hotmail.com
in Health Sciences, employed in public eastwest balanced, US raised daughter, born
health. Email: mvp_can@hotmail.com Oct 75, 5'5", 110 lb, MBA (Fin), well F905: Alliance invited for pretty, charming,
employed, from cultured, professional, accomplished, India raised, vegetarian F914: Responses invited for beautiful,
vegetarian, non-smoker boys. Call: 718/ Gujarati girl, born April 69, 5'5", 130 lb, vegetarian, well rounded, fun loving, 454-4069. MD (Pediatrics), Physician in CA, from sociable, Gujarati, India born girl, Jan 76, cultured, well educated vegetarian 5'3", MS (Fine Arts) (NY), BS, Bombay, AF303: Gujarati Jain parents invite professionals. Call: 408/260-7064. Email: well employed with reputed co., from correspondence for pretty, athletic, meh69hem@hotmail.com
similar valued vegetarian professionals. Call: successful, never married, US born
201/692-9877, 630/985-9144. Email: daughter, Sept 67,52", MS (Engg), aerobic F906: Gujarati uncle invites responses for ami_doshi@hotmail.com
instructor, from handsome, intelligent, beautiful, caring, vegetarian, India raised
Gujarati boy. Call: 703/758-9547.Email: niece, born Jan 81, Bcom, 5'0", 100 lb, F909: Gujarati parents invite proposals with meera@erols.com currently visiting USA, from Gujarati Jain, biodata / photo, for very beautiful, cultured, educated, vegetarian boys. Call: accomplished, vegetarian, spiritual, US AF304: Correspondence invited by 931/723-7835.
born daughter, May 75, 5'2", currently Gujarati parents for attractive, talented,
doing MBA from Ivy League University, outgoing, US born daughter, June 76,57", F908: Correspondence invited for Gujarati from well educated, cultured, family MS (Engg), from handsome, sociable, Jain, vegetarian, beautiful, fair, values both oriented boys. Email: intelligent, Gujarati boy. Call: 703/758cultures, talented, US born girl, July 77, jaindigest@hotmail.com
9547. Email: meeraerols.com 5'8", BS (I E), pursuing MBA, well employed with reputed co., from well AF171: Alliance invited with biodata / AF307: Gujarati family invite responses for educated, vegetarian, cultured boys.Email: photo by Gujarati Physician, for beautiful, pretty, fair, charming, vegetarian daughter, shah_amp@yahoo.com
fair, attractive, US raised daughter, born 72, born Jan 76,5'5", MBA(Fin), working with
5'5", MD, finishing OB/GY residency in Fortune 500 Co., in a senior position, from F915: Correspondence invited for June 2002, from well educated, professional cultured, professional boys. Call: 610/317charming, outgoing, intelligent, vegetarian, boys, including MD.Call: 419/868-7476. 8027. US born daughter with Indian values, June 74, 5'6", BBA (accounts / MIS), from well AF251: Jain parents invite proposals for AF328: Alliance invited for pretty, caring, educated, vegetarian boys. Call: 248/371- their pretty, slim, accomplished, virtuous, highly accomplished, convent educated, 3184.
US born daughter, March 76, 5'6", BS never married, Gujarati girl, born July 63,
(Chem Engg), pursuing MS, well employed 5'1", MS, Business consultant, from suitable F910: Jain family invite proposals for as Chemical Engineer with multinational match. Currently she is in India and willing attractive, fair, slim, vegetarian, India raised co.. from cultured. well educated, to settle in USA Email: girl, born Dec 76, 5'0", 86 lb, BCom professional boys.
professional boys. Call: 810/750-0999. truptisshah@yahoo.com Ph: 91-281Finance), Gemologist, employed with Email: deelipkumar@aol.com
237773. Jewelers, from cultured, educated boys. 832/567-9331.Email: khyati2312@usa.net
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YOU CAN MAKE A
DIFFRENCE! AF345: Jain parents invite responses for AF355: Alliance invited by Jain family, for their slim, charming, accomplished, pretty, slim, talented, convent educated, vegetarian, gifted pianist, US born daughter, vegetarian girl, born Oct 74,5'4", BS (comp The events of September 11 shocked April 77,5'3", 105 lb, MS Chem Eng., well Sc), PGDHRM (Symbiosis Inst. of bus. the world. But as New Yorkers, we were employed from cultured, educated, mgt), worked as project leader in IT co. even more directly affected. The security professional boys. Call: 781/449-3297. from cultured, educated boys. She is in and freedom we enjoyed in this country
India and willing to settle in USA. Call: were challenged. We could no longer take AF346: Shvetamber Oswal Jain parents 916/923-9701.Email: kawediva@intel.com these privileges for granted. Along with our invite proposals for 24/5'3", very beautiful, or sujatabafna@hotmail.com
own fears, our sense of compassion and accomplished, MBBS, US citizen daughter
humanity influenced our actions as we felt having best combination of east and west AF356: Well established Gujarati Jain the need for involvement in the recovery values. Call: 972/644-2504. Email family invites responses for attractive, fair, efforts from this disaster. Even our chilmatrimonial11@hotmail.com
slim, accomplished, caring, virtuous, US dren felt that same need. They all expressed
born daughter, Nov 76, 5'2", 105 lb, very deep sorrow for families, much like their AF349: Shvetamber Oswal Jain parents well employed as Financial Analyst, from own, whose lives would be changed forever. invite proposals for their very beautiful 26 well educated, cultured, vegetarian, US Our children felt the need of direct involve14'11", US Citizen, Physician daughter. born lain boys. Call: 978/635-5380. ment in order to satisfy their sense of comCall: 972/824-6546. Email:
munity responsibility. A monetary contrimatrimonial26@hotmail.com
AF357: Well settled Jain (Digamber) bution did not serve that purpose for them. brother in US invites responses for
From here, our idea began. We AF350: Jain parents invite proposals with beautiful, slim, talented, family oriented,
arranged a fundraiser for the American Inbiodata, for pretty, US born / raised sister, born 77, 5'6", MS, practicing dian Children of Westchester with the goal daughter, Dec 72, 5'2", MD Internal Nutritionist, from educated, cultured, that they would feel a sense of community Medicine Resident (Bay Area), from USA
vegetarian boys. She is in India and willing responsibility and they could understand born & raised MD professionals (Veg. & to settle in USA, Call: 917/860-2617.
how each and every one, regardless of age, Non-Smoking). Email:
can play a role in reaching out to those in yogeshjain@hotmail.com AF359: Responses invited for beautiful,
need. The fundraiser consisted of 5 sports slim, fair, vegetarian, US born daughter,
activities for which the children had to reAF351: Jain parents invite correspondence Nov 77, 5'6", BBA (MIS), working at
ceive pledges from their family and friends. for their very beautiful, Physician daughter, multinational company. Email biodata /
The fundraiser, named Kids Helping Kids 38 / 5'2", MD, very brief marriage photo. Email: teal 326@hotmail.com
2001 was held on November 17, 2001 and annulled. Contact by Email:
approximately 70 children participated. Htnt@hotmail.com F920: Alliance invited by parents for pretty,
The event was a huge success and the total caring, virtuous, talented, vegetarian, US AF352: Correspondence invited for citizen daughter, born Sept 75, 5'6", BA
amount collected was $5116! The money beautiful, family-oriented, intelligent, business admn), MBA in progress, well
was then donated to Volunteers of America sophisticated, vegetarian, US citizen
Kids for Kids Relief Fund. This relief fund employed as Manager, from cultured, daughter, Nov 78, 5'7", working with educated, professional boys. Email:
was created especially for children of vicFortune 500 co., from well educated, a iver@aol.com
tims of the World Trade Center disaster.
Seeing the response from our community handsome, tall, professionals, preferably US citizen. photo: jainfamily2003@yahoo.com AF360. Alliance invited for beautiful, fair,
and the children's enthusiasm in helping Call: 651/735-4775 attractive, slim, caring, vegetarian Gujarati
others, we would like to continue events daughter, born May 80, 5'3", 110 lb,
such as this one in the future. If you are AF353: Gujarati parents invite proposals for BCom, Dip.Gemology, studying MS (all in
interested in holding a similar fundraiser, beautiful, charming, talented, vegetarian english medium), from cultured, vegetarian,
we would more than happy to assist you. daughter, born Aug 75,5'3", BS (MIS), well educated boys. She is currently in Bombay
Please contact employed, from well educated, cultured and willing to settle in USA. Call: 586/978
Preeti at PParikh 299@aol.com boys. Call: 847/255-1532. Email:
2484. Bombay Ph. 6486825. Email: or Alka at Alka@snjny.com, shahpinakin@hotmail.com
sandip 3@hotmail.com
or dips 11@hotmail.com
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YOUNG JAINS OF AMERICA
Federation of Jain Associations in North America A Non-Profit Tax Exempt Religious Organization. IRS Code Section 501(c)(3) El #54-1280028
yja-exec@egroups.com. http://www.yja.org/
परमकरणचनाम
Jai Jinendra,
CHAIRS
Ronak Shah 918-269-7665 Tonak shah@yja.org
Chintan Shah
608-217-4807 chintanshah@ylory
Young Jains of America (YJA) is proud to unveil its 5th biennial convention in Mahwah, New Jersey from July 4th to July 7th. This auspicious event will bring together close to 1000 Jain youth from all across North America and the rest of the world. Realizing that today's youth need more than knowledge, they need application-YJA presents Walking the Path of Jainism as its theme in this year's convention.
With complete online registration, instantaneous session selection, and an educational CD souvenir, YJA Convention 2002 promises to be the most technologically advanced to date. In addition, the convention site, Sheraton Crossroads - Mahwah, offers the most spacious and secluded premises to provide for our new, diverse, and entertaining programs. Walking the Path of Jainism guarantees to be the most exciting, educational, and eye opening experience.
DIRECTORS
Education Shayna Parekh
562-865-1679 shaynil Parekhyin.org
Events Shama Khandwala
847-985-6858 shamakhandwala@mail.com Finance/Fundraising
Mintu Shah
708-275-1070 mintushah@mail.com Information Technology
Beeneet Kothari
631-586-1579 hecneetkothari@mail.com
Fundraising Dhrumil Purohit
302-832-0361 chrumil purobityju.org
Publications Mansi Shah
858-722-1100 mansi shah aya ang Public Relations
Kunal Shah
562-417-2700 kupal.shaheyja.org
In addition to this grand convention, YJA has been working diligently with local youth groups to participate on a national level. Selected cities all across the country have been participating on national projects to better their community and YJA. Highlights include a vegetarian restaurant guide, listing franchise restaurants and a collage of Jain youth groups and centers in America.
YJA has also given a brand new facelift to its website - www.yja.org. The new website provides a fresh feel and an exciting new start of the great things to come. To name a few, YJA will now post regular regional updates, leaders in action spotlights, a Jain Holiday calendar, and a youth discussion board.
Finally, YJA has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build houses all across America for those less fortunate. This one-week long program enables youth to give back to their local community while create lasting friendships. For more information, please visit www.yja.org/h4h.
REGIONAL COORDINATORS
Mid Atlantic
Neel Shetti 646-215-8913 nselshelliyin ang
Midwest Suchita Shah
734-764-9770 suchitashahayja.ang
Northeast Vishal Shaveri
503-292-1965 vishulikaveri Yury
South Arpan Shah 281-980-6924 arpan, shahjilang
Southeast Priya Palvia
678-525-5716 priya.palvia .org
West Karishma Shah
510-664-0383 karishmashali yang
YJA hopes you will participate in some of its major activities. YJA has had a great year and with your help, we hope to build on these successes in 2002. To register for the upcoming convention, please visit www.vja.org. Registration has already begun and spots are filling up fast. For any question, comments, or concerns please contact YJA Co-Chair Chintan Shah at 608-217-4807 or via e-mail at chintan.shah@yja.org. We appreciate your support and we hope to see you at the convention!
Chintan Shah & Ronak Shah Co-Chairs Young Jains of America 2002
Young Jains of America (YJA) is the umbrella youth organization of the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA). The mission of YJA is to be
recognized nationally and internationally as an umbrella youth organization for establishing a network to share Jain heritage and religion through youth.
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Jai Jinendra,
I hope all is going well for you in work, school, or whatever you have found to keep you busy. As you all may know, YJA has put together an exciting project in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity (H4H).
YJA is providing you the opportunity to build inexpensive shelters for the less fortunate in cities across the US. Working along side other Jain youth in a small team, YJA members will work in a hands-on setting to BUILD A HOUSE for one week during the Summer.
Sites in the area include:
Portland, OR
Mt Vernon, WA
San Francisco, CA South Bay, CA
Hartford, CT
Bridgeport, CT
Baltimore, MD
South Philadelphia, PA
Battle Creek, MI
Cleveland, OH
YOUNG JAINS OF AMERICA
Austin, TX York, PA

Aug. 4-10
July 21-July 27 Aug. 4-10
July 28-Aug. 3 Aug. 4-10
July 28-Aug. 3 Aug. 4-10
Aug. 4-10
July 28-Aug. 3
Aug. 4-10
June 2-8 July 21-July 27
The registration deadline is MARCH 15 so register ASAP because sites are FILLING UP QUICKLY!!!
For detailed information, including financial costs, specific sites, andregistration, please contact me, or visit
http://www.yja.org/h4h
Sincerely,
YJA-H4H Committee
YJA CONVENTION 2002 Mahwah, NJ July 4th-7th
YJA has commenced its exciting journey for the 2002 YJA Convention. But, we need your help to make this convention the best yet.
Bringing together youth from across the country, biennial conventions remain YJA's greatest and strongest asset in providing a forum for youth to learn and share our wonderful heritage. Youth walk away with a tremendous amount of knowledge, many new friends, and a strong motivation to learn more about their religion.
YJA Convention 2002 showcases over seventy unique educational sessions to participants under the banner Walking the Path of Jainism. This exciting theme focuses on teaching youth how to apply the principles of Jainism in their daily lives. Participants will learn the importance of Pratikraman, incorporate the power of Ahimsa, and understand the meaning behind our bhavanas.
But, this convention cannot happen without your vital support. Parents have been our biggest advocates and strongest supporters since YJA's inception in 1991. You have recognized the importance of our mission and have donated generously in the past. We hope that you will recognize this opportunity to help us once again.
Private Sponsorship Donor Suggestions
PLATINUM SPONSOR $2,001 (& UP)
• Official endorsement as Key Supporter
⚫ Public recognition during opening and closing ceremony
• Personal listing in Souvenir CD and Website Souvenir ad of full page in Reflections Book GOLD SPONSOR $1501
• Personal listing in Souvenir CD and Website ⚫ Souvenir ad of 2 page in Reflections Book SILVER SPONSOR $1,001
⚫ Personal listing in Souvenir CD and Website ⚫ Souvenir ad of 4 page in Reflections Book BRONZE SPONSOR $551
• Personal listing in Souvenir CD and Website Souvenir ad of business card size in Reflections Book

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Young Jain Professionals (YJP)
We are a network of Jain professionals whose mission is to increase the awareness and understanding of Jain principles and heritage by promoting networking among our members and taking an active role in our community
Our objectives are: * To raise awareness of Jain principles through educational and interactive discussions
* To promote the application of Jainism in the professional and social aspects of our lives
* To engage in community service at our events and promote personal involvement in community service * To provide mentorship to younger Jains, and collaborate with other Jain organizations * To provide opportunities for leadership development
* To facilitate peer networking
We have hosted many successful events that many of you have attended, but there are many of you who may not have not heard of our organization. With that in mind, this year we are embarking on a renewed mission to increase the awareness and presence of our organization so that a much larger audience can take part in our activities and initiatives. We want to elevate YJP to a vocal and active organization that will have local/national presence and will interact closely with similar international organizations.. Here are some initiatives that will help us reach our goals for the year:
New YJP Website: On February 15, we are launching a newly designed website (www.yiponline.org) to provide on-line membership and easy access to information about our initiatives and events.
Periodic YJP eNewsletter: We will be launching a periodic newsletter in March that is designed to the particular needs of YJP audience.
Local Leader Program (LLP): We are rolling out our Local Leader Program in March that will have a local leader who will coordinate and manage our initiatives at the local level. Events Planning: We will be leading/ contributing in the up-coming YJA convention and planning our biggest annual YJP convention in October.
Membership Fee re-structuring: We have made our membership free to reach out and increase our membership base.
Check out our new website www.yiponline.org and join us!!!
YJP Board Contacts: Email Sanjay Mehta, Chairperson sanjaym@aol.com Paulomi Gudka, Vice Chair & Technology paulomi99@yahoo.com Selene G. Parekh, Strategic Operations avataars @yahoo.com Neha Jhaveri, Finance nehaj2000@hotmail.com Viral Shah, Communications viral.shah@gs.com Rajesh Shah, Membership rajesh7403@aol.com Vatsal Doshi, Activities vatsal_doshi @ student.hms.harvard.edu
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