Jain Digest 1993 01 Vol 20 No 01

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

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Jain Digest
Jain Center Profile - con't
Jainism. Regular annual membership dues are $11 per family and life membership dues are $151 per family.
A membership directory is regularly updated and published by the center. Bhajans and prayers are now excluded from the latest directory published in the summer of 1992, and are published in a separate booklet.
Francisco in 1991.
Dr. Singhvi was the treasurer of JAINA for two years (1987-1989), and the first chairman of Ahimsa Day Committee established by JAINA in 1991. The editor of the Jain Digest ,Dr. Surender Jain, is a life member of our center. Place of worship
Considering the growing activities of the center, the General Body has decided to build a new place of worship (temple) between Cincinnati and Dayton. On October 4, 1992, the Ahimsa Day, under the
International News Continued from page 6 butions to support the building of the temple may be sent to: Jasvant Mehta, c/o Jain Society of Alberta, 2136-104 B St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6J 5G8. Support Tulsi Niketan
A model student hostel in Udaipur
Universal Appeal
The center appeals to all interested people to provide financial contribution to complete the temple project in Cincinnati-Dayton. The tax-exempt contribution for the project would help promote Jainism in the community. Please send your checks payable to Jain Center of Cincinnati & Dayton to Mr. Chandu Shah, 7810 Albritton Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45069 (Tel: 513-779-2013).
During 1991, some of our members established a new Jain Center in Columbus and serve the Jain community in Central Ohio. Participation in JAINA
The center joined the Federation of JAINA in 1983. The members have attended the biennial convention in Detroit, Chicago, Toronto and San Francisco. Dr. and Mrs. Varia, members of the local center, provided the financial support for the English Pratikraman booklet published by the Federation in 1992. Mr. Pravin M. Shah and his family provided the financial support for "Jain Declaration on Nature," a booklet published by JAINA in 1991.
Dr. Sulekh Jain, JAINA's president since 1989, Mr. Pramod Jhaveri and Dr. Surendra Singhvi of Cincinnati & Dayton center are members of Jain Digest Executive Advisory Board. Miss Reshma Shah, a youth member of the center, was given a special recognition by the Federation at the 6th convention in San
spiritual leadership of Acharya Sushil Muni, the center purchased an 11-acre land to build the first Jain temple in Southwest Ohio. The site is only 3 miles away from Interstate 75, which would allow the travelers to stop at the temple for prayers and meditation. The center plans to complete the phase one of building construction by 1994, which would require an additional $300,000. In conclusion
This is the 14th year of the center's existence. Throughout this period, we have maintained unity among all Jains and cooperation with other religions in this area. Our youths, now 14 years older than at the time of the center's establishment, are actively participating in the center's activities. The temple project is our new challenge for the next several years.
The Tulsi Niketan Samiti, a non-profit Jain organization dedicated to the cause of education, has established a 48 room plus support facility hostel at Udaipur in Rajisthan, India. Currently, the hostel provides accommodation to 96 out-of-town students. Udaipur is an educational town, the home of the Sukhadia University, Medical College, College of Technology, Agricultural Engineering and many other institutions of higher education.
The students are admitted on merit and there is a strict code of conduct (no smoking and no nonvegetarian meals, etc.) and religious atmosphere.
The current accommodation is not enough and there is a long waiting list. The Samiti has now planned a further addition of 48 rooms (for post-graduate students) at a cost of $50,000. The Samiti (a registered society in India) has appealed for donations for this worthy cause.
Please send your donations to Prof. B.L. Dhakar, President, Tulsi Niketan Samiti, 71-J Bhupalpura, Udaipur 313001, India.
Kenneth Oldfield passes away
Kenneth Oldfield, Member of Anekant International Committee
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