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IMJM CANADA ACTIVITIES Mar 85 Mar 87
Hamilton.ON. International Mahavira Jain Mission Canada established March 1985 under the the inspiration and guidance of Acharya Sushil Kumar, has made strides in the promotion of Jain principles. It promoted awareness of the Faith among children and youth by organising Jain. camps and seminars. IMJMC organised national symposium on Ahimsa and Peace, June 1-2, 1985, Montreal, which was attended by more than 500 people and the gathering was addressed by Acharya Sushil Kumar, Prof. John Rossner of Concordia University, Montreal, Prof. John Mayer of Brock University, St. Catherines, Prof. Sivaraman of McMaster and the Jain scholar and author, Ramnik Shah.
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and Dharam Chand of Adhyatma Kendra of Delhi demonstrated Jain Yoga and meditation, and a souvenir was publishedon the occasion.
A regional symposium the same theme was organised at McMaster on September 21,1985, cosponsored by dept of Religious studies and India Association of McMaster.
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Jain Studies Fund Banquet May 9,1987 was another successful event to establish a scholarship fund in Jain studies and to eventually establish a chair
IMJMC has provided assistance to the Jain families in Vancouver, Montreal and Winnipeg in the establishment of Jain
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Arhum Yoga Camps, in August 1986 and again in 1987, were organised for children and the adults and both the camps were fully subscribed to the capacity.
Vegetarian Meals for the needy on January 17,1987 in Toronto was organised in cooperation with Toronto Vegetarian Society. It was to promote vegetarianism as a way of life, a way to good health and its Ahimsa value in animal rights.
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NAMOKAR MANTRA 4.5 million times chanted
Rockville, MD. Hirbai N Cangar, 70 years of age, of 4717 Falcon St, Rockville, Maryland 20853, undertook the auspicious chanting of Namokar Mantra on the day of Mahavir Jayanti in 1986 and continued upto the following Mahavir Jayanti in 1987 and completed a total of 4.5 million times of the chantings.
Hirbai is in her good health, spirit and her kind lovable laughs release, now and then, the radiance and the fragrance of her Jain Faith. An affable experience to encounter and witness the majestic resolute in the Faith.
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