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REGIONAL NEWS....
SOUTHEAST VANCOUVER, B.C.
members of Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram Surendra Shah, Regional Editor
at Dharampur, India. The play was inspired
Jain Center of B.C. Celebrated by Shree Rakeshbhai Jhaveri. The dialogues ATLANTA, GA Mahavir Jayanti at V.H.P. Temple in
were beautifully written and some poignant Burnaby with Mahavir Puja, Halardu,
scenes, when Bhagwan Mahavir turns back Sthavan, Bhajan, Discourses on Jainism,
without accepting food from Chandanbala Jain Society of Greater Atlanta's Mahavir
was so emotionally charged that there was Jayanti celebrations included discourses by Lord Mahavir's life, Mahavir Aarti and then
hardly a dry eye in the audience. Pramodaben Chitrabhanu over the week
served Priti Bhojan to all guests. About 700 end. Children and youth presented the pro
people attended the Celebration. There are Shrimad Rajchandra Bhakti: Param gram around explanation of five corner only 40-50 Jain families in BC but they all Krupalu Shrimad Rajchandra's 103rd stones of Jain Philosophy. Over fifty (50)
made an extra effort to invite all friends to Punyatithi (Emancipation Day) was celyouth participated in the program.
join us in Celebrations. The celebrations ebrated at Jain Centre and appox 100+ Sampurnaben Shah and 16 volunteers cowas a grand success.
people attended the celebrations. ordinated the program. The masters of cer
Mahavirjanmakalayanak: The Mahavir emony were Kanav Jain and Saloni Desai. MONTREAL, PQ
Jayanti was celebrated Bhagwan Mahavir's The program ended with swamivatsiya din
birth with puja, Tislamata's dreams, readner provided by Muktaben Kalidas Shah.
ing from Kalpasutra and Bhavna, Aarti and Jain Samaj of Montreal celebrated
Mangal Divo. This year, we had two guests Mahavir Jayanti at Quebec Hindu Mandir.
from New Jersey, Virendrabhai Shah and Close to 500 devotees [Jains as well Hindu,
Kirtibhai Shah who led the stavans and CANADA Shikh, Christian) took part in Celebration.
puja. The Hindi Mahavir Puja was also Dr. Mahendra Mehta, Regional Editor Mrunal Sheth (a youth) gave talk on life of
performed. The Swamivatsalya Dinner was Mahavir. There were Stavans and Rass as
sponsored by Talsania family. well. Programs went well and were re
Publications: Anne Vallely of Montreal quested by temple committee to hold it EDMONTON, AL
who studied about the Samanjis after stayagain next year. Celebration was sponsor
ing for a year in Ladnu, Rajasthan did her by Mrs. Kusumben Shah, Prabhavana was
Ph.D. from University of Toronto couple Niraj Maniar represented us in a num- sponsor by Kasturben Shah. Jain food was
of years ago has now published her thesis: ber of prayer services in the city organized cooked and served. One can log on to
Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethnogby Interfaith Centre. Jasvant Mehta and jainsofmontreal@yahoo.com to find out the
raphy of a Jain Ascetic Community. This Sushil Kalia planned and coordinated In- activity of Jains in Montreal.
book explores the many facets of what conterfaith Dialogue on Samaskaaras. 7 reli
stitutes a moral life within the Terapanthi gious groups participated. Jitendra Shah TORONTO, ON
Svetambar Jain ascetic community, and exspoke on behalf of Jains.
amines the central role ascetics play in upNearly 350 people attended the Mahavir
TRUSTEES ELECTIONS: In March holding the Jain moral order. Jayanti Celebrations and the Jains helped
the retirements of two of the five trustees Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethraise $ 2300 for the temple during the event.
saw unopposed elections of Mrs. Lataben nography of a Jain Ascetic Community by Lalit Soni distributed Lord Mahavir's
Champsee, past President of Jain Society Anne Vallely, Published by University of Paduka (murti) in a nice jewelers box to all
" of Toronto, Editor-in-Chief of Jain Digest Toronto Press, Year: 2002, Price: Hard Jain families. The event was sponsored by
and JAINA Director and Mr. Ramesh Jain, Cover C$70 Paperback C$27.95 Babulal & Naina Mehta.
C.A., a member of previous Executive Jain Society Study Group meets every Jasvant Mehta coordinated successfully Committee.
first Sunday of the month. This time fund-raising event for the Edmonton In
'Chandanbala': The Jain Society of around, the first Chapter of Samaysar by terfaith Centre attended by Hon. David
Toronto, for the first time in its 30 year his- Tore
Achrya Kumdakunda and translated by Kilgour, Senator Doug Roche and Mayor
tory, presented, the premiere screening of Prof. A. Chakravarti was completed and of Edmonton. The event raised over $4000
the play "Chandanbala' in a public cinema summarized by Ramesh Varia. for the Centre.
hall in Toronto. The play was presented by
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