JAINA Convention 2003 07 Cincinnati OH

SR No.: 527525
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 50
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Convention JAINA, & USA
File Size: 6 MB

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29. Vastupal Parikh, Ph.D., born in India into a Jain family, he migrated to Canada in 1960 and obtained his doctorate in Chemistry at Queen's University, Kingston. As a professor and scientist in Canada, he earned a reputation as an author who could explain the most complex topics in a simple and easily understandable style. His interest in the modern philosophy of science and the ancient philosophy of religions prompted him to explore various systems.
Nav Tatra (E)
Developing Inner Power from Jainism to Cope with Lures and Deceit (E)
Why Jainism Should be Declared as A Minority Religious Community in India? (G)
Navatattva are the nine principles that explain the working of the universe. A common belief is that GOD created this universe and governs it in a mysterious way. Jains do not share this belief. To the Jains, there is nothing mysterious about the working of the universe and about happiness or suffering we endure. The Nine Operating Principles (Navatattoa) can explain all this. The Jain Karma Theory evolves out of these principles.
30. Bal Patil, is a member of the Government of Maharashtra, Convenor for Jain Minority Status Committee in India.
Seven Auspicious Positions in our Life (H) Whom Should We Bow To (E)
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Challenges of Newly Arrived Groups in America (E) The Distinction Between Religious Jains and Cultural Jains (E)
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The Globalization of Jainism (E) Exhibition: Jainism Ancient Tradition, Modern Values by Jain Spirit Magazine (E)
31. Jwala Prasad, Dr Jwala Prasad is a doctor of Anesthesiology in Cincinnati. He studied Jainism under the guidance of Late Dr Vasautharaj- Head of Jainology at the Universities of Mysore and Tamil Nadu, and Srikatha Bhujbali of Vyuad. At the 2003 JAINA Convention, he would like to speak on the following topics:
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32. DR. Thomas Russell is a university lecturer at Western Kentucky University and Belmont University, where he conducts courses on religious diversity. He is currently working on a book on'Immigrant Religious Communities along the I-65 Border'. A member of The American Academy of Religion' he was a consultant for the PBS TV program "Religion and ethics Newsweekly" and newspapers in Tennessee and Kentucky. He is the organizer of a monthly inter-faith dialogue group -"The Coffee Clutch" which has Eastern, Roman and Protestant Christians, Muslims and Jains as its members. He is the author and the subject of several articles on religion. Several, grants, honors and awards have been bestowed upon him.
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JAINA Convention 2003 Program Book Page # 15
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33. Dr. Atul K. Shah has a PhD from London School of Economics and has taught Business at the Universities of Bristol, Maryland (USA) and Essex. He is the founder of Young Jains (UK), whose success is now spreading across the world. In 1999, Atul left his academic career to devote his full energies to the publication of Jain Spirit international magazine. A talented and dedicated team of staff and volunteers, led by the UK-based Board of Directors, are helping to synergise the global Jain diaspora through the publication of this unique 70 page colour quarterly magazine. For details, visit www.jainspirit.com
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