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It was observed that lectures on vegetarianism and environment, meditation and prayer, Jainism as a world religion and Twentyfirstcentury-related subjects received good appreciation from the audience. It was also found that some lectures had very thin audience. Also some lectures had a very limited scopes while they could have a wider perspective.
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Besides these lectures, Dr. Singhvi had two good lectures on "The coalition of the World Religions for ecology, distress relief and peace' and 'A multy cultural vision of the 21st century'. Muni Sushilkumarji also had a good psychological lecture on Religion and violence. Acharya Chandanaji has her own impressive theme. Dr. Singhvi and N.P. Jain participated in drafting the 'Global Code of Ethics' which was proclaimed in the concluding session. The basic point in this draft was that it did not have any word related with God. This indicates the PWR opinion that religion is not superhuman but it is scientific way of leading a better life. The draft had all the principles of Jainism included in it like (i) respect for life and non-violence, (ii) just and equitable distribution of possessions, (iii) equality of sexes and (iv) truth and tolerance towards others. This proclaimation is an indirect way of Jainise the world. This participation is a very notable point in assessing Jaina contribution in PWR, 1993. (2) Exhibition Stall
The Jainas had a good exhibition stall alongwith other religious system in Exhibition hall. Shri Nemu Chanderia, Dr. Salgia, R.P. Jain, R.C. Jain and C.N. Singhvi contributed to its success. It had a statue of V.R. Gandhi. It had Jina images, pictures, posters, graphs and charts. It had eight informative pamphlets published in London for distribution to visitors. It also had some books like Jaina System in Nutshell' which was appreciated by many. There were cassettes and video cassettes too. However, looking to the occasion, the distribution literature was too scanty. It was also felt that the Jaina stall was not as impressive as the stalls of other faiths. It is hoped that this deficiency will be made up in future.
(3) Media Publicity
In comparison to the Exhibition stall, the media publicity was highly impressive. It was organised by R.P. Jain of Delhi. He had
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