Book Title: Jain Digest 1992 10 Vol 19 No 04
Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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________________ - Jain Digest an outdoor in the parks which lasted one day. It was done in the "Gurukul” style with both teaching and games. the quarterly Jain Digest through the program unless you notify the sponsors otherwise. If there is a change of address, please notify the sponsors of the change. A national list is being comprised in hopes of planning a gettogether in the summer of 1993 during the Seventh Bienniial JAINA Convention, to be held in Pittsburgh, PA. Please contact either Nilay Shah, Cornell University, 210 Lake Street, Apt. 3F, Ithica, NY 14853 (email:r5vy@cornella.cit.cornell.edu or r5vy@vax.cit.cornell.edu) or contact Suketu Khandhar, UC Riverside, 500 West Big Springs Rd., Box #400, Riverside, CA 92507. Though Jainism spread all over South India, it formed there a new community with different Gurus, different practices and even a different ritual. The history of Jainism in South India is thus totally different from the history of Jainism in North India. For this reason, the author has limited his work geographically to Aryavarta. Education Vegetarian cookbook New CD available The Melody of India Cuisine has been recently published. It introduces innovative and nutritional recipes in a simple illustrated manner. Written by Dr.Manoj Jain and his mother, Laxmi Jain of Boston, the book is the product of 12 years of work. Dr. Jain is the son of Dr. Vinay Seventh Arum Yoga Camp Bhaktamar Stotra and Bhagwan Bahubali has been produced for the Jain community by Rajshri Pictures Pvt. Ltd. Music. Singers are Ravinder Jain, Yasudas, Hem Lata and Sathi. EMI India will bring out this particular product on compact disc for the first time. Write or call: Rakhee Import, 15315 Corona Del Mar Drive, Houston, TX 77083; (713) 530-6126. Fax: (713) 530-9860. Experts, scholars on world religions meet at Harvard Jain. Book review: Jainism In North India by Chimanlal J. Shah Publisher: Motilal Banarsidas Jain, Delhi (1989) The Seventh Arum Yoga Camp was organized by I.M.J.M. Canada from July 31 to August 7. The Camp Directors were Shanti Parakh and Shan Jain, together with many volunteers and coordinators. The Sadhu's present were Acharaya Sushil Kumarji, Roop Chandraji, Manek Muniji, Amrehdra Muniji, Jinchandraji, and Kirtichandraji. All were involved in teaching, lectures, mantras, stavans yoga, bhajans, meditation and stories. Thirty-five youths and 25 adults attended. These were full-time campers, besides a steady stream of visitors staying for the day. The highlight of the camp was Jainism is the mostoverlooked among all the great religions of India. The present work will disclose whatever is historical and legendary in the early history of this religion, the doctrines of the early history of this religion, the doctrines of its founder, the divisions among his disciples, the spreading of the new faith and the continuous struggle with its sisterfaith, Buddhism. The Fall Conference on the "Pluralism Project: World religions in America" was held on October 2-3, 1992 at Harvard University. The objective of the project was to study the new religious diversity in the United States. Communities and religious traditions of Asia and the Middle East that have become woven into the fabric of the United States in the past 25 years was the subject of the Best compliments from Midwest Travel King 218 Washington Street Waukegan, IL 60085 1-800-336-8211 Jain Education Interational 2010_02 For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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