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PITTSBURG JAIN SOCIETY RECEIVES JAIN MUNIS
MONROE VILLe, pa. The Jain Society of Pittsburg provided an opportunity for its membership to have Jain Munis from Siddhachalam in New Jersey. A charya Sushil Kumar, Amarendra Muni, Saubhagya Muni and Yogesh Muni visited Pittsburg on November 16, 1986.
During this occasion, a program of devotional songs and Ashirvachan by Acharya Sushil Kumar, Amarendra Muni and Yogesh Muni were held. It was later followed by a question-answer period. Acharya Sushil Kumar's theme of "Freedom thought by restraint of action" left a deep impression on the audience.
CHICAGO JAIN SOCIETY BUYS LAND FOR TEMPLE
CHICAGO, IL. The Executive Committee of Chicago Jain Society recently bought a huge land for its proposed temple and other buildings. The 15 acre land is about 32 miles from downtown Chicago. But the future highway construction will provide easy and rapid access from the greater Chicago area.
The land was bought at $150,000.00, and the total cost of the project is said to be over a million. As further details become available, Jain Digest will keep its readers posted.
GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY FOR JAIN BHAVAN SO CALIFORNIA CENTER
ANAHEIM, CA. Significant progress for Jain Bhavan Project of So. California Jain Center has been achieved since 1986. Dhiren Shah, project's architect, has submitted all architectural and structural drawings to the city of Buena Park for approvals. Also, the drawings and the specifications have been finalized for tender bids. The design of the marble interior of the temple and the three idols of the Tirthankaras, Rishab, Parswanath and Mahavira, is underway in India. And about $350,000 donations have been pledged while efforts have been strengthened to raise another $250,000 required for the project
Amrit Kothari, member of JCYC, is engaged in the construction of a scaled model of the Jain Bhavan using plexiglass. The model will be 41 inches long and 35 inches wide with a height of 15 inches.
As the construction is scheduled to be completed in mid 1987 and to be ready for Dasha Laxan Paryushan festivities 1987, Kat Mahurat-Ground Breaking Ceremony has been tentatively scheduled for the last week of February or the 1st week of March, 1987.
TOLEDO AREA JAINS CELEBRATE MAHAVIR NIRVAN
TOLEDO, OH. On November 8, 1986 Jain Family Prayer Group of Toledo celebrated Mahavira Nirvan. After recitation of Prayers and Devotional Songs, a discussion of religious themes was held. The falling of leaves in the autumn season was used as an example to explain to the children the transitory nature of human
life.
The Tenth Lecture of Uttaradhyana Sutra was discussed wherein Mahavira describes to his disciple Ganadhara Indrabhuti Gautama the need to sever even the most personal of all attachments (be it to the teacher or family) and leads him onto Kevalajnana. A sumptuous dinner prepared by the hostess, Mrs. Divya Shah, was served. The children lit the Diwali lamps and sparklers symbolizing the guiding light shown by Mahavira and heralding the Nirvana of Tirthankara Mahavira and the beginning of the Jain New Year.
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