Jain Digest 2002 04

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

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION....
MEANING AND ANALYSIS SAMAN SUTTAM
OF IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE
SAMVATSARI PRATIKRAMAN SAMAN SUTTAM was compiled at the request of Acharya Vinoba Bhave. It contains 756 verses representing the sum and Most members of our community will again go through the substance of Jain Scriptures of Digamber as well as Shwetamber Pratikraman ritual this year. This is a great tradition we should be traditions. It was published on the occasion of the 2500th Nirvana proud of and is indeed very positive. I do not know of any other anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir, on April 24, 1975. Subsquently, religion where the procedure for repentance and atonement is so editions of SAMAN SUTTAM containing English, Gujarati and nicely structured. The problem we have is that a vast majority of Hindi translation of the verses was published. Complete text of our community goes through this ritual without understanding a
SAMAN SUTTAM has also been single word of it since the most sutras are written in Prakrit and posted on www.jainworld.com
| Sankrit.
We are a very highly educated and intelligent community. In May 2001 the translation of En- We need to develop a better appreciation of the ritual and get glish text of SAMAN SUTTAM in Ital- more mileage out of it. Any ritual we perform must touch our ian language was published by Ms. heart and impact our innermost sentiments and feelings. This is a Claudia Pastorino of Genova, Italy. She prerequisite for a lasting change in our behavior. has posted the cover page of SAMAN I have developed a 46 slide power point presentation on this SUTTAM of the Italian edition and Pre issue. It is a humble attempt to increase one's understanding and
cepts on Non-Violence under awareness of the most important ritual in our religion. It is now JAINISMO on her website www.claudiapastorino.it. It is indeed available on the JAINNET group on the YAHOO website. You wonderful news that her work on the Sacred Jain Text was pub- can access it by clicking lished during celebration of the 2600ch Janma Kalyanak of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jain Net/files Bhagwan Mahavir. Ms. Claudia Pastorino spent more than a year The most effective way to benefit from this presentation is to in translation of this text. Ms. Claudia Pastorino lives in Genoa, have a local teacher arrange a meeting and discuss it, preferably Italy where she was born. She is a highly gifted Italian singer, a few days before the Samvatsari Pratikraman is performed. If you talented composer and a writer. Since 1983, she has been an activ- have any questions or suggestions for improvement, please call ist of the animal rights and welfare, and she has been promoting Anop R. Vora, Rochester, NY at 585-473-9290 or email your vegetarianism and vegan way of life. During the last few years, she message to vora5000@yahoo.com. has dedicated herself in learning the doctrine of Jainism. Even though, she is not a Jain by birth, she is a true Jain by her heart (interests, thoughts and actions).
She posted a message on internet indicating her desire to learn about Jainism, Dr. P. Gada and his friends sent her copies of SAMAN SUTTAM and other books as a gift. They never dreamed
(Continued from Page 27) that, one-day, she would carry out such noble work. Recently, Dr. Gada visited her in Italy. Ms. Claudia wants to share basic AF367: Jain Gujarati parents invite correspondence with biodata/ teachings of Jainism with people of Italy by starting a Jain Study photo from well educated professional boys for their beautiful, Center in Italy. She is working on translation of "Introduction to affectionate, professional, vegetarian, US born daughter, 24 years Jainism" and Jain Stories For Children for publication.
old, 5'4". Email: benu444@yahoo.com Phone: 312/802-0067.
AF368: Gujarati Jain uncle invites proposals from cultured, Italian translation of English text of Saman Suttam was pub- educated boys, for pretty, attractive, slim, talented, vegetarian niece, lished by Mondadori Publishers in Milan, Italy. The book is
born July 74, 5'3", 102 lb, Bcom, well employed in Bombay and availabe in Italy from major book stores. ISBN : 88-04-49195-7.
willing to settle in USA. Call: 434/237-3357.Email: The book was published under OUMINI E. RELIGIONI chan shah@hotmail.com series.
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