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JAIN SOCIETY OF HOUSTON PLANS ANNUAL ELECTIONS
HOUSTON, TX. The Houston Jain Society plans to call its General Body Meeting for April 11 or April 18, 1987 to hold elections of the Executives and the Trustees for the year 1987-88.
Also, the Society will celebrate Mahavir Jayanti on the same day, with full participation of the membership.
The nomination paper for various positions of the Society should reach Mr. Virendra Shethi, Election Officer, at 12123 Waldemir, Houston, TX 77077 by March 20, 1987; Mr. Jayant Mehta, President, adds.
PARSHVANATH JAYANTI
AT CINCINNATI JAIN CENTER
CINCINNATI, OH. The Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton celebi red Parshvanath Jayanti with Snatra Pooja on December 21, 1986.
The rejoice and remembrance of Lord Parshva's birth day continued with a dance performance beautifully rendered by Saloni and Nital Shroff. Mrs. Purnima Shroff directed the dance feature.
Mrs. Chandan Shah presented placques to people who had observed Tapas for 16 - 18 days. Here is a brief historical note on the Lord.
Lord Parshvanath, the 23rd Tirthankar, was born in 840 B.C. at Bhelupur in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. His father Asvasena was King of Varanasi and his mother was Vama. Parshva was married to Prabavati, the daughter of King Prasenjit. After 30 years of house holder's life, he became a saint. Parshva had a huge Muni Sangha and Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, in the opinion of Dharmananda Kosambi, well known Buddhist Schloar, had entered Lord Parshva's Order for sometime before becoming enlightened. In Majjhima Nikaya, Mahsihanada Suttanta, 12 pp. 48-50 Buddha relates his ascetic life as; 'I lived nude, took my food in hands... uprooted my hair, showed mercy even to a drop of water lest any invisible animate being killed. Even in Winter and Summer, lived nude in the forest, and never warmed my body; always meditating like a Muni'.
Lord Parshvanath attained Nirvana in 740 B.C. at Mount Sammed Shikar in Bihar state. He thus preached his doctrine for 70 years and lived for 100 years.
VEGETARIANISM FOR THE WORKING PERSON COOKBOOK BY BALTIMORE VEGETARIANS
BALTIMORE, MD. Special diets are a chore for working folks. With that in mind, the Baltimore Vegetarians have created a cookbook of 100 quick, low-cholesterol recipes. The book also includes party ideas, a vegetarian spice chart, and stories from other vegetarians about how they manage to work the diet into a busy lifestyle. Recipes call for both fresh and frozen ingredients. The book is available by mail for $5.00. Write to: Baltimore Vegetarians, Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203
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