Jain Digest 2000 02 Vol 16 No 02

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

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ANJANSHALAKA
PRATISHTHA MAHOTSAV AT SAN JOSE
First of its kind Pratishtha Mahotsav in the entire North America
Pratimäjis with AnjanShalaka - Prän Pratishthä
The Jain Center of Northern California (JCNC) is holding a grand Pratishtha Mahotsav (festival) over a 4-day period from Friday August 4 to Monday August 7, 2000 to celebrate momentous event in our lives. The JCNC is planning a splendid Mahotsav consisting of cultural program, Raas-Garba, Rath Yatra/Procession, religious discourses, and most importantly sacred traditional pujas and rituals associated with the opening of a Jain Temple. The Pratishtha Mahotsav will be conducted under the spiritual guidance of Muni JinChandraji and BhattarakjiDevendrakeertiji. Also, the prominent religious leaders, Muni Roopchandji, Acharya Chandanaji, Gurudev Chitrabhanu and many others will grace the ceremony. Narendra Nandu, Manoj Kumar Haran and Parasbhai Jain will help conduct the ceremonies. JCNC expects all of our monks, scholars, and religious dignitaries who regularly visit the USA, to participate in the Pratishtha Mahotsav. In addition, over 3500 people including large contingent of people from Southern California, other US states, Canada and India are expected to participate in the Pratishtha Mahotsav.
First of its kind temple: This will be the first of its kind temple in the entire North America to have Pratimäjis with AnjanShalaka -Prän Pratishthä, temple integrating all Jain sects under one roof and the Temple on the Internet, reflecting progressive lifestyle of the high tech, silicon valley. The Temple will allow Darshan from around the world with a live broadcast of the lectures, pujas, and other such activities. A 24,000 square feet, 2 story structure sits on 1.7 acre lot in the heart of Milpitas city about 60 miles from San Francisco. The 17,800 sq. ft. first floor houses a community center and 6,200 sq. ft 2nd floor is exclusively for a temple. The temple is designed uniquely in accordance with the Jain Vastu Shashtra and architecture.
The main gabhara of the temple has pratimas of seven Tirthankars, including Mulnayak pratimas of Shri Adinath, three digamber pratimas of Shri Mahavir, Shri Shantinath, Shri Chandraprabhu and three swetamber pratimas of Shri Parshvanath, Shri Vasupujya and Shri Munisuvrat. The Gomati has pratimaji of all 24 thirthankars alternating with and without chakshus.
The rangmandap includes pratimaji of Shri Simandharswami, Guru Shri Gautamswami and Shri Bahubaliji, Padmavati Devi, Mahalaxmi Devi, Saraswati Devi, Ambika Devi and Chakreshwari Devi, Ghantakaran Dev, Dharnendra Dev, Nakoda Bhairav Dev and Manibhadra Dev.
The Bhakti Room includes a Namokar Maha Mantra shila, Pratima of Shrimad Rajchandraji and chitrapats of Shrimad Rajchandraji, Shri Prabhushriji and Shri Brahmchariji.
The 18,000 sq. ft first floor will house a multi-purpose Community Center for educational, social, cultural and religious activities. The center will organize youth programs and house stateof-the-art Internet center that will bring the world together. The center includes large auditorium, classrooms, Internet center, library of Jain literature, Meditation room, museum for artifacts, audio-video room, a modern kitchen, a dining hall, a childcare area, and gift shop.
From the Jain Bhawan, JCNC plans to provide organized lectures, seminars, and forums on topics of community interests and also facilitate intergenerational dialogue. It will organize joint programs with local community organizations such as colleges, businesses and services. The Center will also organize community activities such as medical fairs, family help, youth counseling, scholarships and senior citizen specific activities.
JAIN CENTER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Jain Center of Northern California is an unique organization, incorporating the innovative and progressive living style of over 600 families in the Silicon Valley.
JCNC organizes year-around social, cultural and religious activities for the benefit of its members. Over the past five years the JCNC has held many trend-setting events such as a Jaina Convention of religious scholars hosting over 3000 people from all over the world, a Convention for over 600 Young Jains between the ages of 14 and 30 years from all over the world, camps for youth and adults, and activities for young Jains of America and Bay Area Jain Association for working professionals.
Additional information on the Jain Center of Northern California and Jainism is available on the Internet via the World Wide Web at: http://www.jcnc.org.
Dr. Parveen Jain 408-559-6987 Jitendra B. Shah 408-729-7916 Jay Kamdar 408-343-1177
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