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JAINA PILGRIMAGE 2005
2005 JAINA YATRA will be once again, by popular demand to Shri Samet Shikharji and nearby Teerths. We will visit temples of Banaras, Ayodhya, Pawapuri, Lachhwar, Rajgir, Kundalpur etc. We will also visit Parsnath Vidyapeeth in Banaras, Bodhi Gaya, Nalanda Viswa Vidyalaya and Veerayatan. In Lachhwar we will visit the school that was built by the help of 2001 JAINA Yatris and at Pawapuri we will visit the new school being built by Veerayatan and JAINA. The last two days of Yatra will be optional visit to Nepal.
Jains consider Shree SAMET SHIKHAR as the most sacred place of pilgrimage and hold a lifelong dream of at least once in their life being there. Traveling through Bihar has always been considered a difficult endeavor and Sangh Yatra is the only real choice for many people. For those of us living in North America, JAINA provides unique opportunity for such pilgrimages. This Yatra will cover more than 80 Kalyanak Bhoomis and will last approximately 14 days. The Yatra will start in India on January 18, 2005 and end on or about February 3rd. The exact itinerary and forms will be published in the next issue of JAIN DIGEST and will also be available on our website jaina.org by mid September. You will have to plan your own travel arrangements to and from India. We are planning for 100 Yatris and will be registered on first come first served basis. For more information write to Dilipvshah@aol.com
Jain World Mission*24L* Amazing progress in just one year...
Here is a summary of www.jainworld.com achievements over the past one-year:
English: Jainworld is now a truly global site visited from 117 countries and more than 30,000 hits per day. From 1996, Jain World has been working to create a global identity for Jainism as independent, unique religion and it's great value system and to create a new awareness about the unique principles of Jainism by making core values of Jainism accessible to all, all the time. A professor or a student wanting material on Jainism, writers, institutions wanting to borrow photos and other contents, interfaith wanting someone to talk on Jainism then Jain World is there to help. Names like BBC, National Geography, Harvard, Princeton, etc. Radio stations, TV stations, they all come to Jainworld. In fact, for non-Jains, www.jainworld.com is the de-facto entry point to the exciting world of Jainism. Thanks to continued support from all of you. •French, German, Spanish: Native French speaking people are associated with this work. More than fifty lessons have been translated, checked, corrected and uploaded on web. •Italian: Native Italian speaking people are associated with this work under the leadership of famous pop star. Complete Samman Suttam and other material is posted. • Russian: Native Russian speaking people are associated with this work. One complete book and many lessons have been translated, checked, corrected and approved for putting on web. Uploading and linking work is completed. •Korean, Romanian: Work on these languages is started with few hundred pages. Correction, checking and translation is going on. •Marathi & Hindi: Several prominent Jains are working on this. More than 900 pages of material is released by way of several books. • Tamil: Several prominent Jains are working on this. Several pages worth of material is already released which includes the entire Bhaktamar Stotra, lessons for juniors, and many other articles. Work is progressing and new material is being developed. •Oriya: A book is ready and is being loaded onto the web. Work on this language is progressing and new material is being developed.
Work on many more languages like Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Gujarati, Kannada is planned during 2004 along with enhancement of exciting language editions. More languages will follow in 2005 and beyond.
We welcome you to join this movement and Jain World team and make the difference. Contact vinod@jainworld.com (678 362 2662) or deepak@jainworld.com 770 552 2507
JAIN DIGEST. Summer 2004/11
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