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JAINA Education in
North America
Pravin K. Shah
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Education is Important
“First is Knowledge then Action; that is how
the Disciplined Live. How would an ignorant discriminate between Good and Evil or Right and Wrong”
- Dashvaikalik Sutra of Shayambhava
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Our Mission - Education Committee
To prepare Pathashala educational material for Jain children.
To provide material, resources and training to all Pathashala teachers and educators.
To establish Jain eLibrary in order to provide reference material to teachers and students
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Our Mission - Education Committee
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To develop print, multimedia and web based education for Jains as well as for people interested in Jainism.
• To support Jain academic activities.
To promote and facilitate Jain literature throughout the western world.
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Our approach
In education we must have a refreshing sense of
openness • View all Jain Traditions objectively. • Desire to experiment with new concepts,
approaches and techniques. Re-evaluate our practices as well as the paradigm they are based on.
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Our Vision
The basic spiritual principles of Jainism are scientific and the 'Truths' presented in our scriptures are universal
However, their interpretations and thus the applications have to be made in the context of time and space in which we find ourselves.
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Use Dynamic tools
• Learn current marketing techniques • Communicate using video, computers,
internet, multimedia presentations • Hook using quiz, games, live
demonstrations, stories, etc... • Stories that children can relate to
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JAINA Education Sub-Committees
•Education Material Compilation Committee
•Members from different Sects •Compilation, Review, Edit, Updates of existing material •Teachers' Resource Books, Lesson Plans •Recommendations for new Material •Language books •Ritual Books require more members of each sect/community
Pradip Shah Darshna Shah Parinda Shah Mamta Mehta Ach. Nandigoshsuri
Mukesh Doshi Jadvaji Keniya Sudhir Shah
Dilip Bobra Shweta Daftary Anita Shah Anuben Varia Dr. Sagarmal Jain
Harendra Shah Rekha Banker Hiral Shah
Samuel Wallace
Rita Lodaya Pan. Ajaysagarji
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JAINA Education Sub-Committees
Education Material Inventory and Operation Committee
Unicode fonts
Page Maker, In-design, Publisher etc.. Receiving and Distribution operation for USA and India Maintenance of Shopping Cart Activities
Members
Virendra Shah
Sudhir Shah Hemant Parikh
Bharat Shah
Anita Shah
Sudesh Shah
Rajendra Mehta Dilip Kothari Manubhai Shah Koba - Gyan Mandir
Ramesh Doshi
Darshana Shah
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JAINA Education Sub-Committees
Internet / Website Management Committee
Managing eLibrary and Pathashala Education books in the website Managing Scanning operation in India including book selection Managing Shopping Cart and PayPal Accounts Managing Yahoo and Google groups
Members
Saket Singhi Sudesh Shah
Narendra Jain Ashish Shah Madhuker Mehta
Rajendra Mehta Sudhir Shah
Ramesh Doshi
Koba - Gyan Mandir
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Päthashälä Books Published
• Level 1 – JES101 Jain Activity Book – 2003 • Level 1 - JES102 Basics of Jainism - 2007 • Level 1 – JES103 Alphabet book - 2003 • Level 1 - JES104 Jain Moral Skits – 2004 • Level 2 – JES202 Jain Story Book - 2005 • Level 2 - JES203 First Step to Jainism – 2005 • Level 3 – JES302 Jain Philosophy and Practice I - 2003 • Level 4 – JES401 Jain Philosophy and Practice II - 2005
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Päthashälä Books Published
Reference Books • JES 901 – Jainism: Religion of Compassion - 2004 • JES 911 - Essence of World Religions - 2004 • JES 921 – The Book of Compassion - 2000 • JES 931 – English Pratikraman - 2006 • JES 931 - English Pratikraman - Audio mp3 - 2009 • JES 941 - English Sutra Book – 2014
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Pathashala Books Publishing In the process
Jain Anushthän CD and Sutra Book
Sutra Book of Sthanakvasi being prepared by Shweta Daftary
Sutra Book of Digambar being prepared by Dilip Bobra
Jain Temple / Sthanaka Ritual Books (under planning)
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Prayer Book
Puja Book
Samayik, Chaitya vandan, Pratikraman Book
Vidhi and Pachchhakhan Book
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Education Enhencement
• Curriculum Enhancement & Continued refinement
• On-line availability
• Teacher's Aid
• More Teachers' Training Workshops
• Jain Exhibition
Jainism Multimedia
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Jaina Education Books
• Books are not only for students who attend Päthshäla
They are also for all Sädhaks & Sädhikäs (aspirants) of all ages
They are compiled / edited by leading scholars, educators and Pathshala teachers
• They are in simple American English
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• Books emphasize on Main Stream Jain Philosophy, practice & art of living
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Jaina Education Books
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Books cover all aspects of Jain philosophy for all ages of aspirants
Books cover from an activity book to alphabet book to first step to skits to stories to basics to fundamentals to advanced topics of Jain Philosophy
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Jaina Education Books
Books are developed with the philosophy that they must appeal to our common sense, give reasons, inspire to practice, involve self-effort and self-initiatives and make us proud of our rich Jain Heritage. Inspire us to be a Jain without a pre-fix of different sects of Jainism such as Digambar or Swetambar
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Jaina Education Books
• Books are worth having in our houses • Can also be used for Prabhävanä and gifts • Just go to and on the home page click the link - Buy JAINA Edu. Books online
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Jain Philosophy and Practice 1
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Jain Philosophy and Practic
Chapter 17 - Theory
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prevention. Eradication of
Moksha (Prevention. Eradical
Chapter 18 - Ghati kama and Agha Karma
Chapter 16. Samar, Nirjara, and Me and ration!
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The Book of Compassion
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Essence of World Religions
JAINISM Religion of Compassion and Ecology
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