Jain Digest 1987 02 Vol 07 No 01

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

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JAINA OFFICERS VISIT CHICAGO
AGO, IL. The officers of Jain Federation and the editor of Jain Digest special trip to Chicago. The visit was aimed at the preparatory talks scussions concerning the forthcoming 4th Biannual JAINA Convention in , May 23-25, 1987.
The meeting was held on January 17, 1987 at the residence of Mr. Manu and Ila Shah at Midwest Club in Oak Brook.
On behalf of the convention host, Chicago Jain Society, members Manu Shah, Pravin Shah, Uttam Jain, Naresh Jain, Kamdar and Niranjan Shah participated in the meeting. From the Federation, Dr. Salgia-President, Mr. Lax Gogri-Vice President, Dr. Sulekh Jain-Secretary and the editor of Jain Digest, S.A.Kumar took part in the deliberations of the meeting.
Ideas, views and thoughts were expressed by everyone to make the convention a success. It was resolved to set up various subcommittees at the level of the host organization for efficiency, expediency and manageability. sourvenir of the convention was agreed upon while a special issue of Jain Digest on the eve of the Convention was discussed.
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The Preparatory Meeting on January 17, 1987 went smoothly and another meeting was scheduled for March 28th to consider any unfinished business.
Mrs. Ila Shah served a delicious supper at the end of the Meeting. Poonam and pamona were great help to their mom in the preparation of food for all.
LORD RISHAB'S NIRVAN AT LA PALMA, CA
LA PALMA, CA. The Nirvan Kalyanak celebrations of Lord Rishab, the first Tirthankara of the Jains, were organized here on Sunday, February 01, 1987 by the Jain Center of So. California.
The chief guest on the occasion was Yogesh Muni. Dr. Manilal Mehta, President of the Center, welcomed the guest and introduced him to the audience. Muni Yogesh delivered a lecture on the event of the day. Arti and Mangal divo were performed and the celebrations were concluded with devotional songs.
AN APPEAL FOR SUPPORT MAHAVIRA VIDYARTHI NILAYA MYSORE, INDIA
MYSORE, KR. The Great Jain Emperor, Chandra Gupta Maurya moved to Karnataka from Pataliputra with his Spiritual Guru Jain Acharya Bhadrabahu during the last quarter of the 3rd century B.C. No doubt, Karnataka preserves the largest number of Jain inscriptions in India. They reveal a sustained tradition from the 5th century A.D. to the 16th century which proves to be an inexhaustible source of information of immense value in the study of Jain culture in all its varied facets.
In the 1900s Jain Community prospered in the State and Mysore city was the hub. Mr. Late Vardhamaniah, the industrialist and philonthrapist of the day, built a hostel for Jain students in the city and provided everything free. From there sprang a nucleus of Jain intellectuals. And the rest is history. Now the family controlled Jain hostel is no more. The descendents of Late Vardhamaniah could not continue the dream of their forefather.