JAINA Convention 1993 07 Pittusburgh

SR No.: 527515
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 148
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Convention JAINA, & USA
File Size: 9 MB

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History of Jainism
- Jain Sacred Literature (Agam and 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-bystep 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 India.
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Essays written by youths of North America
- Articles on comparative studies of other religions.
- Rare authentic books on Jainism. (Entire books will be available online).
A catalogue of Jain books, and magazines consisting of information such as title, author, translator, publisher, language, etc.
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Jain Calendar of all Jain sects.
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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,
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"In the field of history, Jain history is the most useful of all for the world. It is very helpful to those who write histories and to those who study the old inscriptions and other monuments."
-Dr. Satischandra, M. A., Ph.D.
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