Jain Digest 1988 11 Vol 14 No 08

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

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WHO ARE JAINS ? IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT
A petition filed at the High Court of the then Bombay Province, C.W.J.C 91/1951, by Jain community to the Bench of chief Justice Chagla and Justice Gajendragadkar, the judgement ruled that:
"Harijans have no right to entry into Jain temples as these are not Hindu temples. Harijan Temple Entry Act legislation is not the object to do away with the distinction between Hindu and Jain temples. It is well known that Jains are Hindu dissenters and their religious beliefs differ. Jains do not recognise and do not subscribe to Hindu vedas. Jains assign the highest place to their saints known as Tirthankaras, who according to Jaina, have successfully become superior Gods. It is true, according to Judicial decision, in absence of proof or customs and usage to the contrary, the Hindu Law applies to the Jains. Even so, their distinct and seperate entity as a class by themselves, governed by their own religious tenets and beliefs cannot be disputed".
Dated 19 August 1949, Bombay State Government in its notification accepted the judgement of the High Court that " Jains cannot be described as Hindus ", thus Hindu Law of 1878 on Jains was squashed.
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The Jaina Antiquary, Vol. 40, No. 2 December 1987. Periodical Magazine, Arrah - 802301, B1, India.
JAIN SYMPOSIUM IN TORONTO
The Symposium, Survival or Violence, based on Jain principles of Ahimsa and Anekantawad, was jointly organised here, on Sunday, October 30,1988, by International Mahavira Mission Canada and the Jain Society of Toronto.
The 2-part symposium was well attended by over 400 participants. The chief speaker on both the times was Acharya Sushil Kumar, who spoke on two fundamental principle, Ahimsa and Anekantawad. Other important panelists were Mr Awad and Ms Burstysn. Gerry Phillips, Minister of Citizen, Covt. of Ontario, was the opening speaker.
Prof. Paul Dekar and Prof.c. MacQueen were the panel chairpersons while Dr Ursula Franklin provided insight into the subject by summarisation.
IMJM Canada and Toronto Jain Society.joint sponsors of the event, carried out a magnificent job. A Souvenir was relesed on the occasion.
" BHAVYASH ANCIENT NAME FOR JAINS IN 1368 A.D.
Bhavyas, is a word recorded in inscription No. 344 at Sravanabelagola, where monolithic statue of Lord Comateshwara, popularly known as Bahubali, reigns since the year 981, in Karnataka State of southern India, refers to the Jaina laities, who reconciled their differences with Bhaktas (Vaishnavas) in the year 1368. This reconciliation decree between the Bhavyas and the Bhaktas was brought by Bukkaraya 1, Vijayanagar King, is inscribed by the decree ordered in the year 1368.
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