Jain Digest 1987 11 Vol 10 No 04

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

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London, UK.
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SECRETARY JA IN A CONFERS WITH JAIN LEADERS IN UK
Dr NA, travelled
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promotion of a unified sides of Atlantic.
Sulekh Jain, secretary, Federation of Jain Associations London, England on October 13,1987 for the common goal between Jain communities on both
The meeting was held on October 14 at 11 Lindsay Dr, Harrow, and was attended by messers Ratilal Chanderia, H.D. Gardi, Nitin Mehta, Chief H.Bhandari, Mansukh Shah, Jagdish Jain, Vinod Udani, Ramnik Mehta, B.L.Jain, Vinod Kapashi, Prithvi Jain, and Mrs Pushpa Jain and many more ladies. Sulekh Jain presented to the meeting details of various Jain societies in NA and about the founding of the Jain federation, and talked on the common issues Jain communities are facing in the western world. M. y of the participants at the meeting expressed similar and other vi ws to strengthen the line of communication and link between Europe and north America in order to address the issues that affect the Jain communities on both sides of Atlantic. The result is the 10-point program.
on a
1 - Establish Jain Libraries in UK and NA and make available a common book for Jain Rituals. 2 Jain Digest to enlarge news coverage and circulation in UK. 3 Publish Directory of all Jain organisations 4 global basis. Exchange of visits of Jain community leaders 5 Jain Youth exchange program and common youth camps. 6 - Arrange and coordinate visits of Jain scholars from India. 7 Set up of Jain Federation of UK similar to JAINA. 8 - Publish Jain quality books in English. 9 Compile a list of available videos, film titles, produced anywhere, on Jainism. convention of European and north American convention.
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Organise
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BHOOMI POOJA CELEBRATION AT SIDDHACHALAM
Siddhachalam, NJ.A two day celebration, on October 10-12,1987, was held at Siddhachalam to celebrate Bhoomi pooja for the planned Jain Panch Tirthas. The was organised under the Acarya Sushil Kumar.
program
direction of
The
celebrations consisted of Arihanta poojas and Many pledges were made and the fund raising event About $200,000 was raised.
REGULAR JAIN POOJA AT HINDU JAIN TEMPLE, PA
on
18,1987.
Monroeville, PA. Regular Jain Pooja and Bhavana were organised at the Hindu-Jain temple Sunday October The program which lasted for three hours began at 3.00 PM and it consisted of various poojas and the singing of various Jain stutis and stavans.
events. cultural was successful.
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