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JAIN DIGEST
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From The Editor....
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Jai Jinendra! We have just celebrated our most important Departments and auspicious festival, Paryushan Parva. As we Jains know, News & Announcements this is the celebration of spiritual awareness. During the eight International News or ten days of festivities, many of us have observed partial or Calendar Of Events total fasting for either a single day or several days together. Matrimonials Also many have probably listened to and studied religious Vantage Point discourses. The most important event, however, was PRA- Letters To The Editor TIKRAMAN. Let us today take a pledge that we shall truly Youth Column uphold the spirit of Pratikraman. Let us forgive and beg for
Features forgiveness, with enmity for none and friendship to all.
What's In A Name? MICHHAMI DUKKADAM. Tam pleased to announce that our previous issue of the Jain
Appeal For Jain Unity Digest featuring non-violence and ahimsa engendered a lot
Paryushan Parva Celebrations of interest among the readers, reinforcing their beliefs in the
Why I Became A Vegetarian
Marching For Animal Rights vows taken while performing Pratikraman. I would like to congratulate Narendra Sheth of San Diego for producing an
How I Fell About the Janes I Have Met English translation of Pratikraman. This book has recently been published by JAINA with the courtesy of the Jain This issue has been made possible by the cooperation of Society of San Diego. Any one interested in a copy of this many individuals on the executive advisory board Includbook may contact the Chairperson Library and Education, ing Nisha Jain Bhatt, of Daylon, Ohio. Ourspecial thanks are Dr. Premchand Gada, 4410 Fiftieth St., Lubbock, TX 79414; to Sam Mccoy, publishing editor and Dr. R.N. Bhardwaj for Tel: (806) 794-4777.
their dedication and professional help. Surender K. Jain
Surender K. Jain
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