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AHIMSA TIMES - FEBRUARY 2008 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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had forged Lakshmi's signature on several occasions.
JAIN SAINT SANJAY MUNI, CHARGED FOR MISSING WOMAN OF AMBALA Ambala, February 12, The Family of Purushotam Dass Verma has informed the police through a press conference that his daughter was missing for the last one month. But, the police has not taken any action to trace her. The family suspects that she has eloped with a Jain saint Sanjay Muni, who was staying at Patiala with other saints namely Subhash Muni and Sudhir Muni to spend chaturmas. Verma also said that his daughter used to attend discourses delivered by the Jain saints with her neighbor and had developed fancy for a particular Jain saint who also visited her house for ahar. He claimed that on conclusion of chaturmas, the saints moved to Barara from where Sanjay Muni used to call his daughter and had also asked her to deliver his articles that he claimed he left in Patiala. Verma further added that she had gone missing on the day she handed over the articles to Sanjay Muni whose whereabouts are also not known since then. The family also suspect that she could have been kidnapped by the saint or she might have been eliminated because she was wearing heavy gold jewellery at the time she had gone missing. Earlier in January, the family had met the former Punjab Governor, Lt Gen BKN Chhibber, for his intervention in the case. Jain Saint Samaj has informed the police that the samaj had earlier published about the missing Sanjay Muni and also announced that the saint had no connection with the Jain Saint Samaj.
VEGETARIANISM & AHIMSA
VEGETARIAN FOOD A FEAST FOR THE EYES AND MOUTH AT A VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT - During the first month of the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese people traditionally make a pilgrimage to the pagodas to pray to the Buddha for happiness, health, success, safety and wealth. Also during this time of year, Vietnamese people abandon meat and embrace vegetarianism as a way of praying for good luck and paying tribute
to their ancestors and origin. After weeks of indulging during Tet, vegetarianism is a breath of fresh air. Van Canh Restaurant is organizing a vegetarian buffet festival named "Springtime Bud Vegetarian Buffet" from February 16 to March 7 The festival is named after the ritual of picking buds at the pagoda. Van Canh Restaurant, under Que Huong - Liberty Group, is a familiar address for vegetarians. Last year, the restaurant served 20,000 in the vegetarian buffet. Van Canh - A Dong Restaurant, 184 Calmette Street, District 1, HCMC, tel: (08) 829 4963, E-Mail : vancanh@libertyhotels.com.vn
AHIMSA SILK GETTING POPULAR IN FOREIGN MARKETS 'Ahimsa silk', the fabric made without killing silkworms, is increasingly gaining popularity in foreign countries though it is yet to catch on in its land of origin. Unlike the usual silk cloth, for which at least 1,500 silk worms are killed to produce one meter of cloth, 'Ahimsa silk' is made out of the cocoon left behind by the moth after completing its life-cycle. According to ahimsa silk producers, the demand for such fabrics is steadily growing among animal lovers in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia. Pune-based Ahimsa Peace Silk Pvt. Ltd's said that over 60 per cent of the business comes from the US and the products are also exported to Europe, Japan and Australia, said Leelavati Sabale, president of the company. According to Hyderabad-based Andhra Pradesh Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society's Kusuma Rajaiah, a pioneer in the production of ahimsa silk, over 40 per cent of the total production goes to the US and the fabrics were also been exported to Europe and the UK. Ahimsa Peace Silk Pvt Ltd's production has gone up from 500 mts to 5,000 mts in three
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