Ahimsa Times 2008 09 SrNo 99

Author(s): Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times

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AHIMSA TIMES - SEPTEMBER 2008 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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'desecrate You burn down busses and call for bandhs ? Ab Kya hua ? Was that statue a GOD, OR Is this GC only a Statue ? You decide. Wake Up! This is our GOD! Atul Bafna E-mail: abafna@yahoo.com
JAIN SCHOLAR DATABASE BEING DEVELOPED AT
Link WWW.JAINLINK.ORG - My name is Bobby Tarumi. I am working with the Jain Scholar Program team from JainLink, an online portal designed to connect the many communities of Jains around the world, in an attempt to gather the names, contact information, and general information of every scholar of Jainism worldwide. This gathered information will be put into an online database at www.JainLink.org called the "Jain Scholar Database" which will be used as single online resource where Jain scholars can easily communicate and collaborate with one another. If y are interested in becoming a scholar member of Jainlink, you can register at www.JainLink.org. All you ha to do is click Register, select the member type "Jain Scholar", search our directory to find your name, ai then continue to finish up the registration process from there. (Courtesy: Dr. SulekhJain]
MUMBAI JAINS VOW TO AVOID WEDDING CEREMONY & DINNER AFTE SUNSET Accepting the fact that having food after sunset is almost equivalent to killing living beings, ti Jain community of Mumbai, at a large congregation comprising of more than 3000 persons, organised Shanmukhanand Hall at Matunga in the presence of a large number of Jain saints, took the vow voluntar for not arranging dinners after sunset and not organising wedding ceremonies during night time. The call abstain from eating in night comes at a time when monks have been lamenting the erosion of Jain valu and traditions. It was a pity that monks from across the whole country had to gather and remind ti community about the most basic tenet of Jainism, said Shri Hemchandra Sagar ji maharaj, a very seni monk. There was a time when Jain households closed their kitchens with sundown. Earlier, religi influenced the way of life in Jain society.
Today, it seems, religion and society are completely disconnected added Shri Vimal sagar Ji maharaj. N Sudhir Patni of Matunga Jain Sangh mentioned that even in Delhi, a millionaire's reception dinner had face a mute satyagraha from Jain community with almost 80% of the guests politely rejected dinner and was quite an embarrasment for the rich family, which has a high status in the community. Large quantities rich untouched food had to be thrown away. According to Jain scriptures, food or water should be consumi only before evening settles in, because when the temperature dips, bacteria in the air increase and settle the food. Consuming any food or even water in the post-twilight zone is supposed to be equivalent to killi of living beings. This practice of eating before sunset is being practiced in Ahmedabad, Surat and oth towns in Gujarat. [By courtesy of Times of India, 22nd Sept., 2008]
JAMMU - SUBASH CHANDER JAIN & OTHERS ARRESTED FOR ANTIQUE THEF Acting on a tip-off, the Crime Branch of Jammu arrested four smugglers including Subash Chand Jain from the Janipur area of Jammu. The police recovered antique sapphire items valued around 10 crore. They also seized two Safari vehicles from the suspects. THE CRIME Branch, Jamm
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