Jain Digest 2002 12 Vol 21 No 4

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

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REGIONAL NEWS....
SOUTHWEST DALLAS, TX
PHOENIX, AZ Jadavji Kenia, Regional Editor
During the summer of 2002 we had
Jain Center of Greater Phoenix was many dignitaries starting with Shri Pawan
very fortunate to host Jinchandraji Maharaj Kumar Jain in May followed by Dr. Hukum
in August. This visit was followed by HOUSTON, TX Chandji Bharill in early June. Dr Bharill
Paryushan and Das Lakshana celebration.
During Paryushan days, members got toas usual continued with his lectures on Jain Society of Houston celebrated Samay Saar. Shastri Abhaykumar Jain vis
gether daily for lecture, swadhyay, and Paryushan Parva in the presence of Pandit ited in late June and presented a series of
es of pratikaman. A large number of children and Dhirajlal Mehta. We had Khelaiya Music lectures on Kriya, Parinam and Abhipraya
adults did various tapasyas. Group from Mumbai to perform Bhavanas. (Bhaav). Sunandaben Vohra came in late
For details on the center's activities, visit Among other dignitaries, Srimati Tarlaben July and continued her discourses on http://members.tripod.com/jain phoenix/ Doshi visited us during the month of Sep- Adhyatam Saar. Nautambhai Vakil joined Contact for Jain Center of Greater Phoetember. Also Samaniji PratibhaPragyajiand us in August and gave discourses on simple nix is Mehul Rajparia at 602-79Jagat Pragyaji are conducting the Swadhyay topics such as Samayik, Pratikraman and email: jain phoenix@hotmail.com or two Sundays of each month.
Tapa and explained the importance of do- mraipari@sybase.com. JSH participated in the Religion Con- ing as much as possible without giving exsciousness program arranged by the City of cuses. Tarlaben Doshi also visited us in TULSA. OK Houston. There was a presentation Jain August and she beautifully explained the religion by local scholars, and small pro- Tattvas using Choghadia for analogy. Pandit
At Tulsa Jain Sangh we are on the move gram by our children arranged with the Dhirajbhai Mehra came after the Das Laxan
r the Das Laxan to finish our dream of Derashar and a hall. help of Samanijis. Our weekly Pathshala Parva and covered the Eight Drushtis Sajjay
ishtis sanjay Construction started in late August and is started in the middle of August. We have a by Pujya Yasho Vijayji Maharaj which is
which is planned to be finished in December 2002.
a total of 115 students registered for this based on Yog Drushti Samuchchaya Granth
We are hoping and planning to have year. There are five classes and a 3-year by Pujya HariBhadra SuriShvarji Maharaj.
ta). Pratishtha ceremony sometime between rotating curriculum, which is suggested by He also elaborated on 12 Anuvrat and em
April and August 2003. As usual we all need the JAINA Education Committee. phasized that all but two (Paushadh and
help from each other and we will keep you Under the direction of Ms. Shilpi Desai, Atithi Samvibhag) can be observed even in
informed of our progress. Jinchandraji our new ISH Fellowship (youth) President. this country and the only way to reduce
Maharaj and Gurudev Chitrabhanuji have the youth group activities started with a karma is to put good charitra in practice.
been invited to bless our Pratishtha cerseminar given by the Samanijis. Youth par- Paryushan Parva celebration began ticipated in JSH Annual Sapana Boli with daily Pratikraman and Tapasya for
In late August Tarlaben Doshi blessed program. The Youths were rewarded to eight days leading to the Das Laxan Parva.
us with her simple style of religious disbring in each Sapana based upon the points Swapna darshan ceremony began with
courses. In September we were blessed by earned by attendance of the regular Snatra Puja followed by usual Ghee bolis.
Shadhvi Shubhamji. During Prayushan we Pathshala, listening to the lectures by the Samvatsari Pratikraman for adults,
were blessed by Pramodaben. This was one Jain scholars, and by volunteering time in Pratikraman during Das Laxan,
of the best Prayushans we ever had. She che center activities. The Fellowship orga- Pratikraman in English were conducted. Be
delivered discourses on Kalpsutra and nized a fund raising program to subsudize sides 9 upvas by Bhupendra Shah there were
Prayushan parva. Her style was so simple the cost of attending the YJA Convention. many Atthais. Two of the Tapasvis were just
and convincing with appropriate religious A current active Youth Project is to host a 13, Priya Patel daughter of Shravan and
examples that eight days just flew by in a regional conference in Houston for the Jain Pragna Patel and Ruby Shah. We had
very short time. During Paryushan parva youth. Swami Vatsalya on Sep. 22. Diwali celebra
we had good number of Tapasyas. JSH contact is our current presidenttion is planned for November 3, 2002.
Please contact Kanti Shah for any additional Shanti Gala at 281-398-7402.or secretary JSNT contact is our current president information at 918-369-31563 or Dilip Kapasi at 281-980-4567 or Minaxi Rathod at 903-868-1174. JSNT
kanaru@aol.com Dilipmeena@yahoo.com.
web site is DFWJains.org.
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