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- Jain Digest Greater St. Loius celebrated Mahavir Nirvana Day
The Jain Center of Central Ohio: Snatra Pooja
Pravinbhai Doshi to visit N. America in 92
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MAHAVIR NIRVANA DAY CEL- By Urmish Mehta, Columbus, OH EBRATION was organized by the Jain
Snatra Pooja is the celebration of the Center of St. Louis on Nov. 9,1991. Acharya Shree Sushil Kumarji and Shree
birth of Lord Mahavir. Lord's birth was
known by the three worlds namely, Shanti Priyaji visited and gave an illumi
Urdhvaloka, Madhyaloka and Adholoka. By Hasmukh Shah, Silver Springs, MD nating discourse on the interpretation of
According to the interpretation of the meanDr. Pravinbhai D. Doshi, F.R.C.S. Life in Jainism and of Ahimsa. This time
ing of the sixteen dreams of mother Trishla, Nirvana day had an added significance for (England) a renowned Jain scholar and
this was the greatest day on the earth for the orator on Jainism has kindly consented to the St. Louis Center, since it completed
people of all the three worlds. Even Indra visit U.S.A and Canada during summer of five years of its existence on this day.
from the Urdhvaloka came to celebrate it. 1992. Dr. Doshi speaks fluently in English,
When we perform Snatra Pooja we go back Hindi and Gujarati. He has pioneered Houston Jain Center to those auspicious moments when the various educational activities for making
Light arrived into this world to liberate us young Jains more interested in understand
from the bondage of the infinite deaths and ing and practice of Jainism. Exact dates of
the births. Snatra Pooja describes how Indra his visits are being worked out now. Houston Jain Society has opened
and Indrani took the Lord to the Meru Organisatons interested in hosting his visit the doors of its library. It will be open daily
Parvat upon his birth to give him a bath and this summer may contact Hasmukh from 11:15 to 11:45 am. There are a variety
then to offer him the prayers. It also Shah, 1409 Rising Wind Court, Silver of books, audio cassettes, as well as video
s well as video describes the ushering of prosperity in the Spring, MD 20905, Phone: (301)384 1746.
town and the state upon the birth of Lord choose from.
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Jain scholar speaks at Northern California
Shree Kiranbhai Parekh, a Jain scholar from Bombay, India visited the San Francisco Bay area to give religious discourses at the Jain Center of Northern California from September 27 - October 10, 1991. Navakar Mantra Jaap chanting at Lubbock
The Jain Center of Lubbock had a group meeting for chanting Navakar Mantra and Bhajans on Thanksgiving Day. Dr. Prem Gada presided and scholars from India - Professor Malook Chand Shah and Mr. R.K. Jain addressed the meeting.
Bhoomi Poojan performed at Detroit By Sona Mehta Columbus, OH
On November 30, 1991 Bhoomi Thus it can be said that even nature Poojan for the new temple at Farmington favored the auspicious moments of Hills, (Detroit) was performed. On the great Poojan. Bhoomi Poojan is a day of Bhoomi Poojan, the Bhoomi special prayer offered to gods who in Pravesh Ceremony was performed by return help and protect the endeavours Acharya Shree Sushil Kumarji. He undertaken by the people who offer the recited the great Samayika Sutra to prayer. During the Pooja, flowers were begin the Poojan, which lasted over dropped by helicopters on the site of two and half hours. Weather remained Bhoomi Poojan. The program was atsurprisingly good till the end of Poojan, tended by a large number of people on inspite of the windy, icy and stormy each of the three days of the celebraforecast of the day by the TV media. tions.
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Boomi Poojan Ceremony at Detroit
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