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Appendix - A
Parliament of World's Religions,Chicago,93 Contributions of Jains
DR. AMBAR JAIN
The Parliament of World Religions, 1893 had quite a number of limited objectives such as (i) Promotion of knowledge about different religions of the world and
to provide literature about them. (ii) Promotion of contacts and co-operation among various religious
communities of the world.
(iii) Promotion of religion as a major factor to the cause of world peace.
However, the last 100 years since then, could not produce the expected dent in getting to these objectives. Moreover, the world has become more complex and problematic. In view of this, the objectives of the second Parliament were extended to promote harmony, interfaith dialogues and universal brotherhood to make the world better and happier. The extended objectives of Parliament of World's Religions (PWR), 1993 were:
(i)
Promotion of understanding and co-operation among different religious communities and Institutions.
(ii) Encouragement of spirit of harmony and to celebrate, with open
ness and mutual respect, the rich diversity of religions. (iii) Assessment and renewal of the role of religion in the world in
relation to personal spiritual growth and to critical issues and
challenges facing the global community. (iv) Promotion and sponsor of conferences, workshops and studies,
interfaith encounters, conversations and exchanges, publications,
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