Ahimsa Times 2008 06 SrNo 96

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Publisher: Ahimsa Times

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themselves with other needs. The one of the great monk that I know was Kanji Swami. I have seen his some photos where he is wearing cloths. I am in no sence to comment. I just expressed my views. The list of inconsistency is very hard to resolve and should be pushed by some big acharyas.
Mayur Jain (E-Mail: mayur_j1980@yahoo.co.in) writes: I completely agree with Mr. Mahavir. People are blindly worshipping the nakedness and they have completely forgotton about the true meanning of munis. I have listened to so many lectures of munis and what they talk is completlely impertinent. They have no knowledge of Tatvs.... SO forget about "Samyak Darshan" and above all now a days some munis even have Grahith Mithyadarshan. I think they are mere social worker of society. All Mithyadrasti munis (we should not call them as munis, as it is a disrespect to that position) should wear clothes. Its very sad that today there is no real muni but good thing is we have Agams and we can take their help to decide what is right and wrong. Mayur Jain, Process Scientist, Imclone Systems, 484-680-4880.
These views are expressed by independent individual members of the community. "Ahimsa Times" is not expressing or suggesting its opinion on this subject.
DIKSHA CEREMONY
1. Jain diksha was granted to Mumuksha Kajal Kumari, daughter of Shri Dhiraj Kumar Ji Patwa of Surat. The ceremony was organised on the 28th June, 2008 in the holy presence of Acharya Shri Gunratna Surishwar Ji maharaj belomging to Shwetambar Murti-pujak sect. She has passed B.Com. and studied various Jain shastra.
2. Jain Diksha was also granted to four mumukshu candidates, (i) Shri Mohan Lal Ji Dhoka of Jalgaon, (ii) Sushri Dimple Salecha of Hubli, (iii) Sushri Bhavana Bagrecha of Hyderabad and (iv) Sushri Ritu Jain of Barodkar village in Rjasthan. The diksha ceremony was held in the holy presence of Shri Hira Chand Ji maharaj, disciple of Acharya Shri Hasti Mal JI maharaj, belonging to Shwetambar Sthanakwasi sect.
3. Mumukshu Sonu belonging to Nadol town near Jodhpur in Rajasthan accepted Jain diksha in the holy presence of sadhwi Shri Indu Prabha ji, Mangal Jyoti ji, Chen Prabha ji and Hit Prabha ji on the 18th June, 2008 amidst great rejoicing and religious fervor. Sonu was given her new name as Saurav Prabha ji. After the diksha rituals, she got the blessings of Pravartak Shri Roop Muni, who was present there on the occasion.
MISCELLANEOUS
CCTV CATCHES THEFT IN JAIN MANDIR, MUMBAI Mumbai: Temples across Mumbai are tightening security after the CCTV cameras captured an audacious daylight theft at a popular Jain || temple in the heart of Mumbai. The footage shows a thief entering Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir and cautiously pocketing the jewellery before walking out of the temple. This man was sitting outside for sometime to find out how many people were inside and then he entered, roamed around the temple and then took away the ornaments. He then waited outside and left with the crowd, temple CCTV in charge informed. Police suspect that the thief, caught stealing in the CCTV footage, is a professional. Meanwhile, temples across the city have now heightened security with similar incidents being reported from neighboring temples as well.
THREE ANTIQUE JAIN STATUES STOLEN IN UTTAR PRADESH Firozabad, May 31, Three antique ashtadhatu (eight-metal) statues were found missing from a Jain temple in Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh. Hundreds of Jains gathered and protested against the theft. Sant Kumar, a priest, told the police that the statue of Bhagwan Parsvnath was 1,600 years old. The other two statues were of
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