Ahimsa Times 2007 06 SrNo 84

SR No.: 523584
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times
Publication Year: 2007
Total Pages: 15
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Ahimsa Times, & India
File Size: 331 KB

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AHIMSA TIMES - JUNE 2007 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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2. Describe your religious motivation (we want to know what in your tradition compels you to work with and reach out to other religious communities in this way)
3. Get personal (wherever possible we want a first-person account that captures your experience, what you learned, what surprised you, what provoked new thought or reflection, etc.)
4. Contact information (make sure to identify your religious tradition, and to include your address, email, and phone number so we can follow-up if we choose to feature your work)
We can't feature everyone; and, obviously, we can't be truly comprehensive. But with your help we can provide a snapshot of each religious tradition as it relates to the interreligious movement. (ALL organizations, events, and initiatives with complete contact information will be included in a larger index appended to the report).
Jeff Israel, E-Mail : jeff@cpwr.org, Program Associate, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, 70 E. Lake Street Suite 205, Chicago, IL, 60601, USA.
JAIN SAMPARK NIRDESHIKA IN MARATHI PUBLISHED On the opening ceremony of 17 th All India Marathi Jan Sahitya Sammelan hold at Akluj in Solapur District of Maharashtra, the first edition of Jain Sampark Nirdeshika (Jain Communication Directory) was published in the hands of Mr. Sharad Patil, MLA of Pune Graduates' Constituency. Some 1000 people from Marathi Jain Literary people were present at the function. The prominent personalities present at the function were Swastishree Laxmisen Bhattarak of Kolhapur, Pracharya Shivajirao Bhosale (President of 17 th All India Marathi Jain Sahitya Sammelan), Shri Kallappa Anna Awade (President of Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha, Ex M.P. and great personality from Co-Operative movement), Hon. Justice Bhalchandra Vagyani, Gajendra Ainapure (MLA of Pune Teachers' Constituency), Mr. Milind Phade (Hon. Editor of the Nirdeshika), Mahavir Sanglikar ( Publisher, Compiler and Editor of the Nirdeshika) and many others. The Nirdeshika is in Marathi language and contains a lot of addresses with information of Jain Educational institutions having minority status, Jain Hostels, Trusts giving scholarships to Jain students, Jain M.P.S, Jain M.L.A.s and M.L.C. from all over India, Jain I.A.S. and I.P.S. Officers, Jainology and Prakrit Departments in various Universities, Research Institutes on Jainology and Prakrit, Research Magazines on Jainology, Selected Hindi Jain Magazines, Jain Magazines in Marathi, Gujarati and Kannad, Publishers of Jain Books in Hindi and Marathi, Various Awards for great work of Literature, Social Work and other fields given by Jain organizations and institutions, Renowned Marathi Jain Writers Jainism Websites, Discussion Groups and Orkut Communities etc. Available at:Jain Friends, Post Box No, 58, Jagannath Complex, 199 Mumbai-Pune Road, Chinchwad East, Pune 411019 (India) Cell: 09890203549 E-Mail: jaindirectory@gmail.com.
JAINA E-LIBRARY PROJECT- Its main Highlight is the collection of 650 Religious E-Books (scanned books in pdf format), covering 250,000 pages of Jain Literature. The subjects covered are Jain Swetambar Ägams, Jain Digambar Shastras, Commentary Literature on Ägams, Four Anuyogas, Ancient and Modern Jain Literature, Shrimad Räjchandra Vachanamrit, Pujya Kanji swami - Songadh - Literature and JAINA Education Books (Päthashälä and Reference Books). It will be available at JAINA Convention 2007 (July 5 to 8 at New Jersey). To protect and preserve the existing literature and to provide reference material to our Päthashälä teachers and academicians the Education Committee of Federation of JAINA, North America, has launched a JAINA E-Library project. Under this project the Jain literature will be scanned and converted electronically into E-Books and stored on the websites or in other electronic media which has unlimited life expectancy. The E-Library of Jain literature will have Shvetämbar Ägams, Digambar Shastras, Four Anuyogas, Commentary literature, and ancient and modern literature representing all aspects of Jainism. The E-library will also contain Jain Educational material, audio, and video files of Jain songs, sutras, rituals, and speeches in various languages. In order to publicize the E-Library project, we have created two DVDs, which contain the above 650 E-Books (250,000 pages of ancient and modern Jain literature) and other material as indicated below in pdf file format. The above Two DVDs and a booklet providing the complete listings of all books will be available at JAINA convention (JAINA Education Booth). The total cost of two DVDs and 32 page booklet will be $5.00 which is below the overall cost of the production. For details, contact Pravin K. Shah, Chairperson, JAINA Education Committee, Federation of Jain Associations in North America, 509 Carriage Woods Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607-3969 USA E-Mail - education@jaina.org pkshah101@gmail.com Tele - 919-959-4994.
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