Jain Digest 1992 10 Vol 19 No 04

SR No.: 527048
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA
Publication Year: 1992
Total Pages: 28
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Jain Digest, & USA
File Size: 5 MB

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Group 1: Living a Jain way of life in the Western Environment Group 2: Future of Jainism in the West
C. Requirements:
1. The essay must be written in your own original words. Any part copied from publications must be in quotes. Please include short bio-data and photo with name and place of school.
2. The essay must be typed double-spaced and not more than 1,000 words long for Group 1 and 2,000 words for Group 2. It must include a bibliography for the material used in the paper (not counted in for word limit). For Group 2, there must be at least three references cited (no such requirement exists for Group 1).
3. All entries must be postmarked by February 1, 1993. Winners will be notified by March 31, 1993. 4. The first prize winners from each group will be required to present the paper at the Convention July 24, 1993). The winning essays will be printed in the convention souvenir along with bio-data.
5. Send your entry and biodata to: Shanti Mohnot, JAINA Essay
Jain Digest
Competition Coordinator, 1016 Summer Ridge Dr., Murrysville, PA 15668. Phone: (412)-325-2058 D. Prizes:
Three cash prizes will be awarded in each group:
1st Prize: $500, 2nd Prize: $350, 3rd Prize $250
International News
Dr. Sharma elected President of India
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma took over his new position as President of India after serving as a vice president. His public career spans half a century.
Elected in early July, Sharma received nearly 65 percent of the electorial college vote. Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao said the country had gained the "right" and "most capable" President and its future was "in safe hands". President Sharma, who once taught at Harvard, is also a Jain scholar. He met with the
Seventh Biennial JAINA Convention Celebrating Centennial Anniversary of Jainism in the U.S. July 2-4, 1993
Site: Expo-Mart, Monroeville, PA Theme: Jainism: Past, Present, and Future
If you plan to volunteer or seek information related to the convention, please contact:
Vinod Doshi, 140 Penn Lear Dr., Monroeville, PA 15146, (412) 856-9235, or Dr. Surendra K. Sethi, Program Committee Chair, 230 S. Washington St., Butler, PA 16001, (412) 282-2995, or FAX to (412) 282-3336.
Various dignitaries, Jain monks, scholars, and young Jains from around the world are expected to attend.
All are cordially invited.
President of JAINA, Dr. Sulekh Jain, in November of 1991 and they discussed the activities of JAINA.
Our congratulations to President Sharma.
Jain Video Magazine
by Sunil Salgia, Bombay, India
Adhyatam Aur Bhakti Anusandhan Sansthan, an orginazation for promoting spiritualism through audio-visual media and propagating the principles. of Jainism, is producing a 70 minute Jain Video Magazine, "DHARMA CHAKRA". It will probably be the first Jain Video Magazine in the world. The magazine will cover a wide range of topics on Jainism such as News & Views, Tirtha Darshan, Bhakti sangeet, story, Saint-meetings, Profile of Eminent Jains, Quiz-Time, History, Materialistic Problems and Their Solutions, Propagation of Ahimsa, Vegetarianism and other principles of Jainism. The issues will be released every other month with the inaugral issue in September, 1992.
New Jain Academy planned for U.K.
from Jain Samaj Europe, Leicaster
The formation of the Jain Academy for Jainism has progressed rapidly. The Academy is an institution that is becoming an important teaching center for Jainism in the Western World. In partnership with the De Montfort University in Leicester, it has planned to offer courses in Jain Studies to undergraduates that will form part of a Combined Honors Degree in the School of Arts. Negotiations are currently under way to extend this facility to allow students to take Jain studies along with vocational subjects such as accounting, marketing, law, and other professional areas. There are also ideas afloat for postgraduate studies, for correspondence courses, and for shorter programs of study and evening lectures. The Council of the