Jain Digest 1986 11 Vol 04 No 04

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

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50 research papers and is credited with the publication of numerous books on various subjects.
INDIAN VEGETARIAN PARISHAT GETS INTO PUBLICITY BLITZ
Delhi. Vegetarianism is one of the basic principles of Jain religion and to its followers, vegetarianism is a religios solem custom.
India Vegetarian Parishat, which has set up 100 centers in India's 10 provinces, has urged Jain communities across the land to promote and spread vegetarianism throughout the land through a publicity blitz. By this, it hopes to bring a greater awareness of the importance of spiritual and conscious life toward a more humane existence. In this regard, books, pamplets and posters are being supplied free. This material could be obtained from Director, India Vegetarian Parishat, Maharaj Ranjit Singh Marg, Adarsh Nagar, Delhi-33.
MADRAS UNIVERSITY ORGANIZES JAIN LECTURE SERIES
Madras, Tamil Nadu. The whole Jain community of Tamil Nadu province, both indigenous and domiciled barring all differences, either linguistic or philisophical partitives, has displayed singularity and strength of the Jains through the establishment of the faculty of Jainology and Prakrit at the Madras University last September.
The university recently organized a series of events to promote Jain religion; its literature, arts and philosophy. In this regard, the faculty held a series of Jain lectures in various localities of Madras city. Several scholars were specially invited for the occasion. Some of the themes of the lectures were: Jain literature in Tamil, Development of Jain Religion in Tamil Nadu and The Agamas, the sacred scriptures of the Jainas.