Jain Digest 1993 04 Vol 20 No 02

SR No.: 527050
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 32
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Jain Digest, & USA
File Size: 4 MB

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Jain Digest
COMPUTER BASED JAIN EDUCATION BULLETIN BOARD
In what might be the first electronic bulletin board service to provide a major resource of a Jain philosophical systemand information, the Jain Study Center of North Carolina and JAINA Federation have established a computer based Jain Bulletin Board System (JAIN BBS). This is also one of the first such community wide program.
The Jain BBS is operational since Feb 15, 1993. With the use of home computer and modem to dial 1-919-469-0207 at any time, interested user can obtain a wealth of information free of cost. The Jain religion data base will be available more widely through telnet/internet electronic network systems through out the world.
The information available in the Jain BBS can be copied onto your computer, printed on your printer, and distributed freely for noncommercial purposes without any cost to you. Progress Report:
The first phase of the Jain BBS was completed on Feb 15, 1993. You can access Jain BBS by dialing 1-919469-0207 (24 hours a day / 7 days a week).
Within the first two weeks, about 25 people from fifteen different states dialed into Jain BBS. 80% of them were youths and young adults.
At present the following information is available in the BBS:
a. Jain Education material for youths: There are thirteen chapters covering important topics of Jain religion.
b. Human virtues: There are thirty two chapters in this section. Each chapter defines one virtue and its importance. At the end of each chapter few stories related to each virtue is given.
c. Comparative religions: An essay on Shikkhism written by Jigar
Shah, Clarksville, TN.
d. Catalog of Jain religion books (partial list).
Activity in progress to be completed by May 31, 93:
a. A summary of Jain Agam literature and Jain sects.
b. English Pratikraman.
c. Youth essays (winner essays of past 7 years of essay competition of Jain Center of Boston)
d. Shri V. R. Gandhi's Jain literature. (V. R. Gandhi was the first Jain who attended World religion parliament conference 100 years ago (1893) at Chicago and stayed in USA for more than two years to spread Jainism in USA.
e. Marriage information service data (F.J.Dalal)
f. Detailed schedules of 7th Biennial Jaina convention activities
g. Detailed schedules of Parliament of World Religion Conference
h. Temple openings and Pratistha ceremonial programs of various Jain temples at Chicago, Detroit, Dallas TX, Cherry Hill NJ, and other centers.
i. Complete Jain Digest issue
j. Access of Jain BBS through Telnet/Internet services.
Installation of Jain BBS at other Jain Centers:
Jain BBS committee will provide the complete BBS software and and data to any center if interested to establish electronic BBS for their community. This will save long distance telephone charges of the local community which occurs when dialing into North Carolina Jain BBS. The following are the major terms and conditions:
a. Center should have a dedicated computer and associated hardware compatible to the North Carolina system (e.g PC 386 m/c, Tape backup unit, 80 Meg HD, OS2/ DOS5.0)
b. Dedicated telephone line
c. Jain BBS should be available to common public without any charge, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
d. No commercial use of the
system
e. $50.00 registration fee to Jain Study Center of North Carolina to cover the cost of tapes, postages, telephones, misc etc.
f. Software registration fee paid directly to the software company within 60 days after installation of the system.
g. An interface person which has enough computer knowledge. Please contact any of the committee members if you are interested in the installation of the Jain BBS system. Long Term Activity:
The following information will be available within next one year.: History of Jainism; Jain Sacred Literature(Agamand Non-Agam); Jain Geography: Jain Sects; A list of commonly asked questions and answers on Jainism; Scholarly Articles covering all aspects of modern time issues such as, Ecology, Animal cruelty, Vegetarianism, Population Growth, Violence, Abortion, Role of Women in society, etc.; Jain Rituals (Samayak, Pratikaman, Puja etc.). This includes step by step procedures for the performance of many rituals and their meanings.; Life of all the Tirthankaras, and other monks and scholars.; Collection of Jain moral stories.; Collection of Stavans and Bhajans.; Information on Jain temples and pilgrimage places within and outside India.; Essays written by youths of North America.; Articles on comparative studies of other religions.; Rare authentic books on Jainism. (Entire books will be available on-line); A catalogue of Jain books, and magazines consisting of information such as title, author, translator, publisher, language, etc.; Jain Calendar of all Jain sects.; A catalogue of audio and video cassettes.; Listing of Jain Societies and temples outside India.; List of scholars and summaries of their works. A dictionary of Jain words and phrases.; Currently the entire BBS will have all the material in English. In the future we will include materials of different Indian languages such as Hindi, Gujarati, Ardh-magdi etc.
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