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JAINA CONVENTION 2011
"Live and Help Live"
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AMBASSADOR OF INDIA 2107 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C.20008
May 9, 2011
MESSAGE
I am happy to learn that the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) is holding its 16th Biennial Convention in July this year.
We are proud that Jainism was born in India - a country where all major religions of the world are well represented. Over centuries, the Jain traditions of compassion, equality, universal well being and spirituality have contributed a great deal to the Indian ethos. The essential attributes of tolerance, peaceful co-existence and mutual respect which characterize India's civilization owe much to the Jain religion. Lord Mahavira's message of Ahimsa or Non-violence has been an enduring legacy.
I commend JAINA's mission to promote peace and inter-faith understanding and harmony in North America and beyond.
I wish the Convention all success.
yshankar (Meera Shankar)
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