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Proposal to develop Jaina
Millionaire renounces all of his worldly possessions
Samans visit
International
his ascetic leader.
Now, Muni Samved Sagar News
will adhere to the 2,500-year-old traditions of the Digamber Jain sect. He may eat only once a day - if in
iseum vited to do so - and only as much as can fit in his palm. Except during the four monsoon months or
The West Bengal Govern"Chaturmas," he cannot reside in ment plans to preserve and develop any one place for more than a few the 10th century-old ruins of a Jaina days. This prevents any attachment shrine at Pakbira in the Purulia disor possessiveness. Further, Munitrict to make the site attractive to the
Sagar must travel only by his bare devout and connoisseurs of art. (Compiled from various news feet and must seat himself on a bed
Flanked by the distant hills sources.)
of peacock feathers so that ants and and sprawling mounds and dotted On Sunday, Feb. 16, 1992, a
other small creatures are not with ancient temples, sculptures and multi-millionaire contractor in Incrushed.
other relics, the site is going to have dia discarded his clothing and for
a museum to be decorated with tune and renounced all other
nearly 100 big and small images of worldly possessions before a crowd
the Jain gurus. The plan envisages of 10,000 people.
installation of at least 48 major sculpSulekh Chand Jain, 60, who abroad
tures with a brief description in the was the owner of a construction
Acharyashri Tulsiji, Head proposed museum. company, attened a religious dis
of Terapanth Order, has been course by Muni Amit Sagar nine
pleased to depute Saman Sthitprajna months ago. From that time, Jain,
and Saman Shrutprajna to visit Engnow known as Muni Samved Sagar,
land, Italy, and Hungary. Accordresolved to follow in the footsteps of
ingly, they left for England in the last week of October, 1991. These outside of Samans have previously visited the U.S.S.R. and Sweden on two occasions. They travel abroad delivering lectures, mostly concerning
Sheila and Ray Barber, a Preksha Meditation. from Narendra Sheth,
strict vegetarian couple, have spent San Diego, California
the last 24 years looking after aniand Rajiv Jain,
mals at their 90 acre Animal sanctuNew Delhi, India
ary in Burwash, West Sussex, Eng
land, about 13 miles from the city of The National anti-Vivisection Soci- Hastings. Name that country which has five highest office ety will be organizing many events
The couple had originally to highlight the plight of animals. I established a dairy farm, but when bearers, who are all strict vegetarians. If you answered
The World Day for Laboratory they saw their first cow being taken India, you are right. Only In
Animals falls on the 24th of April, away, they could not bear the sight.
1992. On Saturday, April 25, 1992, a dia carries that great honor,
They resolved to keep all of their with R. Venkat Raman as
march and rally will take place. animals and look after them. Over
Around 20-25 thousand people are the years they have spent whatever President, Shankar Dayal Sharma as Vice President, P.V.
expected to take part in the rally. little money they had and also sold Narsinh Rao as Prime Minis
The march will start at 2 p.m. from off paintings and other antiques in
Hyde Park (in the U.K.). At 5 p.m. a order to finance the property. Now ter, Shivraj Patil as Speaker of
rally will be held at the Earls court the House, and Ranganath
in their sixties, they are still working Mishra as Chief Justice of the Exhibition Center.
12 hours a day, looking after around For more information contact The one hundred animals on their farm. Supreme Court, all being Young Indian Vegetarians, Nitin
Sheila and Ray had been in uncompromising vegetari
Mehta, 226 London Road, West great financial difficulty for quite Sans!
Croydon, Surrey, CRO 2TF. some time, and the sanctuary wasin
Name that country
'World Day' rally, march
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