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Speakers
Acharya Chandanaji, is a disciple of Upadhyay Shri Amar Muniji, and took diksha at the age of 14. She established Veerayatan centers in Rajghiri, Bhuj, Mumbai, and Pune, as well as outside of India. Veerayatan is founded based on the principles of seva, siksha and sadhana. Veerayatan's humanitarian work includes health seminars and the building of schools and hospitals. Acharya Chandanaji accomplished the monumental task of translating the Uttaradhyayan Sutra in 33 days. Her publication Bhav-Dhara mirrors her purity of thoughts, words and deeds. She and her group preach the Jain philosophy to many centers around the world.
Samani Charitra Prajnaji is the Vice Chancellor of Jain Vishwa Bharati since 2011, and is a disciple of the late H.H.Acharya Mahaprajnaji, since her initiation as Samani in 1990. She underwent six years of training as mumukshu. She has a Masters in Jainology and Comparative Religion and Philosophy. She is an expert in Jain agams, imparting training at Florida International University in Miami, FL, in non-violence, science of living, Preksha meditation & yoga. She has lectured on anekantvad at universities in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Additionally, she has lead stress management workshops, and lectured on science & spirituality. She is fluent in Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, English, Marwadi, Tamil etc.
Swami Charukeertiji Bhattarakji is the Presiding Pontiff of Moodbidri Gurupeetha, which belongs to the Acharya Kunda Kunda Indigenous tradition. He has Diploma (Computer.Science), B.E (Civil) and M.A. in Economics and Vastuvisharada. The Moodbidri Jain library is the richest of all Jain literary collections throughout India and is known to have the oldest and most precious holy literature. Bhattarakji is the supreme head of six institutions including Ramarani Research Center and the managing trustee of 18 Jain temples of Moodbidri. He fluently delivers Jainism lectures in many languages, including English, Hindi and Kannada.
Dr. Falguni Zaveri has a Ph.D in Jain Pooja Sahitya from Mumbai University, 2008, and presents Jainism at an international level. She has conducted paryushana in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2004, and lecture tours to Singapore. She has presented a paper on Agama Tantra and Yoga with Special Reference to Jainism, in Bangkok, Thailand. She participated in the 2007 JAINA Convention and delivered lectures. She presented "Role of Temples and Religious Institutes for Global Welfare of the World Today" at the University of Florida, Orlando. Her mission is spreading Jain Philosophy and the Jain Way of Life.
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