Jain Center Los Angeles CA 2008 09 Pratishta Souvenior

Author(s): Jain Center So CA Los Angeles
Publisher: USA Jain Center Southern California

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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PATH OF PROGRESS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Chandrakant Parekh
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Creating a temple does not entail creating a building. It means creating a sanctuary from where Lord Mahavir's message can be learned and delivered to the world. -- H. Jin Chandraji Maharaj
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FOLLO
From a concept in 1994
To a reality in 2008
The dream of building a new Jain Bhavan Complex, conceived nearly 14 years ago, has become a reality for the Jain Center of Southern California. The Pratishtha Mahotsav to commemorate the inauguration of the new Derasar and Aradhana Hall will be celebrated from 26 September to 6 October 2008. This unprecedented holy event is a historic milestone. It concludes a decades-long journey to build a fine Jain Tirth in Southern California.. The path of progress which led to this memorable milestone is detailed below.
INTRODUCTION
Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC) located in the City of Buena Park, a suburb of Los Angeles, California, was established on 15 September, 1979 by thirty Jain families. The group had one important mandate - to practice, promote and teach Jainism with no sectarian bias.
THE FIRST JAIN BHAVAN
A challenge posed by Gurudev Chitrabhanuji to build a Jain Center in Southern Califomia, and encouragement from Acharya Shushilkumarji inspired the JCSC to purchase a vacant lot in the City of Buena Park in
1985.
A custom-designed Jain Bhavan, built at a cost of about $1,000,000 for the land and the building, was inaugurated in July 1988. The 11,500 sq ft facility with a Derasar and an auditorium addressed the community needs for organizing religious, cultural, educational, and outreach activities. Idols of three Tirthankars - Mahavirswami (Mul Nayak), Parshvanath, and Rushabhdev and Ghantakarna Mahavir (Yaksha) and Padmavati (Yakshini) were installed in the Derasar.
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