1st Jain International Conference

Author(s): Jaina Jito Shrutratnakar
Publisher: Jaina Jito Shrutratnakar

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1st INTERNATIONAL JAIN
CONFERENCE
future due to human beings, inhuman activity. The natural extinctions, do occur and five have been recorded in the last 55 crores years, but nature has an inbuilt process of recovery, unlike the rapid imminent maninduced extinctions.
In view of these developments, there is a need to celebrate the International Non-violence day on a large scale in the whole world in general and in 200 member countries of UN in particular to make the people aware of these issues and an overall improvement in world's environment. India, in general, and Jain community in particular should take a big lead in this direction as our country has long history towards teaching the concept of non-violence since thousands of years by Mahaveer and Buddha. We have already initiated a program of Peace ambassadors in 13 countries and 13 eminent persons have agreed to implement the program in their immediate neighbourhood. A more detailed action plan needs to be prepared for this purpose at different levels. An experience of observing Non-violence day during last five years in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh would be described as a pilot study for this action plan.
Scientific basis of how much difference an individual can make, even if he observes non-violent living style for a short time, will be presented within the frame work of a model of earth response, considering the capacity of the Earth system.