Ahimsa Times 2009 03 SrNo 105

Author(s): Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times

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to fly to Pittsburgh for surgery. The Jain community raised money for the trip and operation. With assistance from Kassam and Dr. Paul Gardner, co-director of UPMC's Center for Skull Base Surgery, Dr. Daniel Prevedello removed Yashovijaysuri's tumor. "In this situation, you want to make sure everything goes perfectly," said Prevedello, associate director of exovascular neurosurgery at UPMC, "But it wasn't any different for me than any other surgery - they're all just as important - and when I was doing the procedure, I just focused on that."
For the next year, Yashovijaysuri will regain vision. That's important to him, because he is an avid reader and has written more than a dozen books about Jainism. Color-blind before the operation, Yashovijaysuri now can see in a range of hues. Mehta said Yashovijaysuri agreed to the operation only because he wanted to be open-minded to the desires of the Jain community. When he returns home, he likely will fast to repent for any lives - including bacteria - killed by his plane ride and car trips. "He is only traveling for this medical mission," said Vinod Doshi of Monroeville, who attends the Hindu Jain Temple in Monroeville with about 60 Jain families. "He will not preach, he will not go to temple, he will not do anything that isn't related to his medical care. "It is a true credit to us in Pittsburgh that he has come here for his care," Doshi said. "Pittsburgh has become so famous in India. Every day we're getting calls from his followers, asking how he is doing." Allison M. Heinrichs can be reached, EMail: aheinrichs@tribweb.com or 412-380-5607.
JAIN FESTIVALS - APRIL, 2009 -INFORMATION COURTESY: DR. RAJENDRA MUNI, NEW DELHI
Date 01.04.2009 01.04.2009 03.04.2009 05.04.2009 07.04.2009 09.04.2009 09.04.2009 10.04.2009 11.04.2009 14.04.2009 15.04.2009 20.04.2009 23.04.2009 24.04.2009 24.04.2009 24.04.2009
Festivals Moksha Kalyank of Sambhavnath Bhagawan Start of Oli Tap Moksha Kalyank of Sumtinath Bhagawan Keval Kalyank of Sumtinath Bhagawan Mahavir Jayanti Keval Kalyank of Padam Prabhu Bhagawan End of Oli Tap Moksha Kalyank of Kunthunath Bhagawan Moksha Kalyank of Sheetalnath Bhagawan Diksha Kalyank of Kunthunath Bhagawan Chayawan Kalyank of Sheetalnath Bhagawan Moksha Kalyank of Neminath Bhagawan Ananthnath Bhagawan Jayanti Diksha Kalyank of Ananthnath Bhagawan Keval Kalyank of Ananthnath Bhagawan Kunthunath Bhagawan Jayanti Akshay Tritya Mahotsav, Varshatap Parna Diwas Chayawan Kalyank of Abhinandan Bhagawan Pushp Nakshatra Panchak Pakshik Parv Amrit Sidhi Yog Good Days
27.04.2009
28.04.2009 03.04.2009 19.04.2009 to 24.04.2009 09.04.2009 & 24.04.2009 24.04.2009 1,3,7,9,10,11,13,18,27,30,
DIKSHA PROGRAMMES 1. Sri Amrit Kumar son of Shri Tek Narayan and Smt. Nayana Devi, born on 18th December, 1990 at Sonepat will be accepting Jain Diksha from Bhishm Pitamah Shri Sumati Prakash Ji Maharaj, belonging to Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Shraman sangh in the presence of Yuvacharya Dr. Vishal Muni Ji and Shri Padam Muni Ji Maharaj on the 27th April, 2009.
Sushri Rina Jain from Delhi will accept Jain diksha on the 31st March, 2009 at Durg in Madhya Pradesh from Shri Vinay Muni Bheem, disciple of Yuvacharya Shri Madhukar Muni Ji Maharaj in the presence of Sadhwi Shri Jaymala Ji Maharaj.
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