Jain Digest 1995 06 Vol 11 No 02

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

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
James, Professor Padmanabh Jaini, Dr. Kumarpal Desai, Mr. Vinod Kapashi, Mrs. Dina Shah - President of Young Jains, UK, Mrs. Kamla Sanghvi, R. P. Chandaria, Dipchand Gardi, Prem Shah, Vinod Udani, Rati Saha, Bipin Mehta, Rati Dhanani, and Meena and Nemu Chandaria.
Jains Received at the Vatican by H. H. Pope John Paul II
Rome, Italy - His Holiness Pope John Paul II welcomed a delegation of Jains in a private audience on February 15, 1995. The members of the delegation were participants in an Interfaith Dialogue that was organized by the Institute of Jainology, an international body of Jains in England. The delegation met with the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on February 14. 1995 where it was agreed upon that: 1. It is appropriate that a dialogue be fostered between Jains and Catholics and that the meeting had been a useful contribution to the strengthening of that dialogue. 2. Jains are encouraged to enter into contact with Catholic authorities in the countries where they reside. This is particularly important in India. 3. It was recognized that there is no central authority in the Jain community. Nevertheless the Institute of Jainology in London, England can play the role of coordinator. 4. The Council agreed with the Institute that the dialogue could involve the following:
• an exchange of publications • periodic exchange visits • information exchanged on the progress of the dialogue in the different areas, such as joint meetings on topics
relevant to both parties. Members of the delegation were: His Excellency Dr. L. M. Sanghvi - the High Commissioner for India to the Court of St.
U Thant Peace Award for Sanghvi
New Delhi, India - Dr. L. M. Sanghvi, India's High Commissioner to the Court of St. James, London, England was presented with the prestigious international U Thant Peace Award by Sri Chinmoy in a ceremony in London, England on May 13, 1995.
Past recipients of this award include: the former Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachov, Mother Teresa and the Executive Director of UNICEF, James Grant.
India's 1994 Vegetarian of the Year, Menaka Gandhi
Bombay, India - As daughter-in-law of the late Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, Menaka Gandhi is a very active humanitarian. On many occasions she has spoken out against animal killing as a pollution to the environment and about the torturous death of animals for food and fashion. In her address to the Vegetarian Society, Mrs. Gandhi made a strong plea for stopping animal slaughter and for the country to face its pollution problems. She said, "the Ganges dies at Kanpur."
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