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Jain Digest is a quarterly news magazine published by the Federation of JAINA for the international Jain community and many others who have interests in Jainism. Besides domestic and international news, including achievements, awards, and honors received by individuals, we also publish some articles of general interest appropriate to the goal of this magazine. The directors of Jain Centers both in the United states and abroad should send their newsletters and other items of interest to the Editor as per the details given below:
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It appears that all the Jain | centers have not yet appointed a liaison who would be responsible to send me a brief news column covering important news of their center. I do receive items from some centers, but quite randomly. Among others, I would like to mention the Jain Center of North
Mahavir Jain Mission Montreal
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From the Editor...
Carolina where Pravin Shah has been sending brief news bulletins consistantly. I appreciate the JainCenter of North Carolina and others who have been regularly and timely sending news of their centers. We do not belong to any news agency (UPI or AP). We cover only what we receive from domestic and
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international Jain centers. Regarding our appeal for at least one ad from each Jain Center, we have only received a positive response from the Dallas-Fortworth Jain comunity. We need each center to commit 2-4 ads each year. Of course
See EDITOR, page one
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