JAINA Convention 2013 07 Detroit MI

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

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Speakers
Pandit Abhay Kumar Jain has a Master of Commerce, from Jabalpur University (1974) and has received Jain Darshanacharya in 1985. He was a teacher from 1981 to 1998. His innumerable achievements include publishing ten volumes of Bhakti Sarovar. He has translated several poems from Sanskrit to Hindi including Atmanushasan, Niyamsaar Kalash,and Pravachan Saar Kalash. He authored the book Kriya, Parinaam Aur Abhipraay in 2004. For many years, Pandit Abhay Kumar Jain has travelled to the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom to give religious lectures and spread the teachings of Jainism.
Shree Amrendra Muni Ji is a main disciple of Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj. In 1962, at the age of 14, he took diksha. He has also received a Master of Arts from Delhi University. He resides in Siddhachalam, New Jersey and directs Shukal Foundation for the benefit of the human race. He has authored the book YogaSiddhi, wherein he emphasizes the importance of meditation and mantra through Arhum yoga (science of sound, vibration and breathing). He has established health centers in India serving health needs for the poor through alternative medicines. He has shared his knowledge, dedication and care for non-violence and environment, with many leaders in India and the USA.
Bhadrabahu Vijayji took diksha at the age of 13 and stayed in monkhood for 32 years with his guru, Acharya Bhadragupta Suriji. He speaks Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Marathi and Gujarati. He has written, translated and edited many books and composed hundreds of stavans. He is a visiting lecturer at the International Center for Jain Studies at Gujarat Vidhyapeeth in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. His subjects include Jain philosophy, human relations, and moral values. He has performed numerous pratishthas, poojans, and Jain marriage ceremonies.
Samani Dr. Chaitanya Prajna is a Jain Samani (nun). In 1986, she was initiated to spread the faith and to seek salvation through the rigorous practice of the Jain religion. Since 2010, she serves as a visiting professor teaching Jainism at Florida International University in Miami, FL. She received her Master's in Jainism and Comparative Religion and Philosophy in 1992, and in 1998, she earned her Ph.D. in Scientific and Philosophical Study of Bhagvati Sutra, both from Jain Vishva Bharati University, in Ladnun, Rajasthan, India. She has organized training on non-violence and conflict resolution techniques as well as numerous Preksha-Meditation camps. She has written and published several text books and manuscripts.
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