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JUNE 2017
PRABUDDHJEEVAN
The red carpet unfolds again...an amicable solution to
Jain congregation !
O Prachi Dhanwant Shah
Knowledge and doctrine open the door, and there change, some trivial acceptance could be vindicated. comes an opportunity to compass it, a persona of It is a discerned fact that Jain religion over the amalgamation leading to wisdom and insight. The diaspora is just not an accustomed ethos of rituals and parasol unfolds, and again an auspice explicitly "JAINA penance, but is incredibly opulent in its philosophy and Convention" marks down its dates leading to history in culture. The right way of Jain life would certainly lead North America.
to the congruence of this mankind. And the pictorial Certainly, it could be sporadic that the antiquity of outlay of this earthly life would emphatically be JAINA Convention is anonymous. JAINA is a numinous. This is what unerringly is the prophetic Federation of Jain Associations in North America. prophecy of JAINA federation. It profoundly thrives to Instigated through the inspirational proceeds by work on these grounds. Aspiring for amalgamating Jain Acharya Shri Sushil Kumarii and Gurudev Shri vision, in the conviction of the existent generation, Chitrabhanuji, the focal objectives and spurs of this incarnate on this foreign land of North America. coalition are to keep Jain religious ethics thriving on Taking its milestones ahead, JAINA convention has this foreign land. The historical date when foremost come distant on its way with innovative Jain themes JAINA CONVENTION was organized, was in the year as a way of teachings and salutation. Since 1981, 1981. Periodically then after, every two years JAINA during every Biennial JAINA Convention conveys foci federation orchestrates this ostentatious event in which are unique in its own illustrations. For instance, various states of North America. This federation brings the convention offered a theme of "The Art of Living" in together all the Jain Associations of North America and 2003; in 2005, it sightsaw the theme "Extending Jain Canada under one roof. The intents being, Heritage in western environment", in 2007 explicating dissemination of Jain way of life, Jain philosophy, Jain the theme "Peace through dialogue"; in 2009 "Ecology culture and keeping the Jain bequest vibrant in current the Jain way"; 2011 - "Live and help live"; 2013 JAINA epoch of the world. Spreading the stream of Jain convention presented the theme - "The Global Impact"; religious facade when being miles away from its roots, 2015 "Jainism: world of non-violence" and finally this the scenario of the detour is certainly very much year 2017 offers the much foretelling and pragmatic plausible. This year, I have been fortunate, as JCNJ theme "Jainism and science". This much-anticipated (Jain Center of New Jersey brings JAINA convention five-day event enables us to mark our calendar from to unfurl its wings on the foregrounds of the state and 30th June 2017 to 4th July 2017. What a unique manner town where I reside - Edison, N.J. And so are of celebrating American Independence Day with the opportune, all the Jain's residing in New Jersey. ethos and legacy of such pious religion "Jainism".
JAINA is the body which brings all the Jains of North Merriment by means of Indulgent, disseminating Jain America together irrespective of its rituals, tradition, virtues and aura with an admissible aspect of science language, regions and customs. Substantially, it is also to it! These vision to Jain religion optimistically makes a forum to foster friendship and acquaintance with a it appealable to the cohort thriving on this distant land fellow Jain community of North America. In appendage, and who are conscientious for the overlay of better this organization enables Jain Youth to endorse its tomorrow. Revealing Jainism as a religion of facts with roots and intermingle within the Jain grid. Although there the help of science will undoubtedly help pursue the could be a conflict in the vision of stern Jain cliques, legacy of Jain religion in near future. This acuity of Jain with respects to the frivolous amendment of Jain rituals, religion would not just be alluring to Jain community of while rejoicing this occasion. But keeping in mind the North America, but all the communal bloke who would contemporary fact, that progress is arduous without a discover this diaspora of Jain knowledge. And when