Ahimsa Times 2009 07 SrNo 109

Author(s): Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times

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help us in this respect.
Writing "About This Book," the author states, "Again and again, while frequenting those remote places of religious worship, the wanderer will be fascinated by the sight of turrets, cupolas and lofty spires crowning a mountain range or lying nestled in the lap of mother earth. Whether it is a large stone-image of a Jina on the wayside bearing the marks of many a century, or a row of Tirthankaras chiselled into a huge boulder which suddenly comes into view around a corner, the beholder will for longer than just a fleeting moment be in accordance with the Jaina saints of old who crisscrossed this vast subcontinent barefooted for the sole purpose of keeping a faith alive that teaches, more so than any other religion, reverence to all that lives &endash; humans, animals, plants. The Jaina saints of today are still following that path." This sums up the main import of the book.
The book presents pictorial accounts of places of Jain pilgrimage in Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Central India, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Bihar. These are interspersed with articles on Jainism, Jain art and architecture, Jain symbols and mantras, and social traditions by scholars like Dr. Klaus Bruhn, Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain, Dr. Noel King, and Dr. Vilas Sanghave. Photographs with appropriate captions of various scholarly monks and nuns are also included. The pictures of Jain idols and of other exquisite monuments of architecture and sculpture constitute the highlights of the book.' From: "MANISH MODI, E-Mail: manishymodi@gmail.com
JAIN FESTIVALS - AUGUST 2009, COURTESY DR. RAJENDRA MUNI
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Parv 04.08.2009
118th Janm Diwas, Marudhar Kesari Shri Mishrimalji M. S.(S.S.) 05.08.2009
Raksha Bandhan Parv 06.08.2009
Starting of Chaturmas 09.08.2009
Sri Munisuvratnath Garbh Kalyanak 17.08.2009
Sri Kunthunath Garbh Kalyanak 17.08.2009
Starting of Paryushan Parv (S.S.) 23.08.2009
Sri Sumatinath Garbh Kalyanak 24.08.2009
Starting of Duslakshan 24.08.2009
Starting of Samvatsarik Mahaparv(S.S.) 24.08.2009 to 03.09.2009 Duslakshan Mahaparv 24.08.2009
Janm Diwas Acharya Dr. Shivmuniji M. S.(S.S.) 12. 27.08.2009
Sri Neminath Janm Tap Kalyanak DEVLOKGAMAN Sadhwi Shri Chanchal Kunwar Ji Maharaj, follower of Acharya Dr. Shiv Muniji Maharaj breathed her last after accepting santhara on the 24th June, 2009 at Indore. Born at Ahmadnagar, she had accepted Jain bhagwati diksha from Sadhwi Shri Ratan Kunwar ji Maharaj.at Manmad at the age of 10 years.
Jain sadhvi passes away in Kota - Kota, June 8, 2009: Jain Sadhvi Aryaka Shantimati Mataji passed away on Sunday evening at the Digambar Jain Temple in Talawandi, Kota. Jain saints and the jain community paid homage to the Jain sadhvi and carried out her 'Chakdol Yatra' (procession after death) in the Talawandi area after her death. Later, she was cremated at the Digambar Jain Temple Dharamshala premises. The 97-year-old Jain sadhvi was under 'Sallekhna Samadhi' from over a decade. She had stopped consuming any kind of eatable, and survived only on liquids for the last few days.
SAD DEMISE
A YOUNG JAIN ESTABLISHES NEW TRAIL FOR THE JAIN WAY OF LIFE IN SOCIETY
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