JAINA Convention 2003 07 Cincinnati OH

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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BLESSINGS
4/11/2003
Dharambandhu Vinodji:
I received your mail regarding the12th Biennial JAINA convention and Panchakalyana in the United States in July 03. I am happy to know that you are releasing a souvenir, which would spread the message of Jainism to the World. I pray to Lord Parshwanath and deity Kushmandini and all the Mula Nayaks of 18 Jain Temples of Jain Kashi Moodbidri to shower their choicest blessings to you and your society. I also wish that the message of Mahavira "Non-violence is the supreme religion" would reach every human being in this world.
Bhadram Bhuyath Vardatham Jinashasanam.
With blessings,
Bharath Bhushan H. H. Charukeerthi Bhattarakakji Pandithachryavarya Swamiji Jainkashi Jain Math Moodbidri
Dr. N. P. Jain, I.F.S. (Retd.)
Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs,
Govt. of India & India's Ambassador to
E.U., U.N., Nepal, Mexico & Belgium
Message
I extend warm greetings and hearty felicitations to the participants as well as organizers of the 12th Biennial JAINA Convention being held at Cincinnati from July 3-6, 2003.
E-50, Saket Indore 452001
M.P., India
Having been associated closely with JAINA right since its inception, I am proud and delighted that in a short span of less than three decades, JAINA has emerged not only as a representative voice of the Jain community in North America, but, even more importantly, a flag bearer of the compassionate principles of Jainism in the western world.
The most commendable achievement of JAINA has been in arousing interest in the profound depth of the Jain principles of Ahimsa, Anekant and Aparigraha among the younger generation of Jains born and brought up in the midst of the highly materialistic environment of the western. world.
I wish JAINA higher and higher benchmarks of success in their efforts to relate Jainism to the contemporary concerns of humanity in the wake of mounting violence, environmental upheavals and social disorders.
Dr. Narendra P. Jain
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