Jain Digest 2007 11 2

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

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Jain Digest Winter 2007
in Phoenix, Arizona.
Inquiries: Dr Peter Flügel Chair, Centre of Jaina Studies Department of the Study of Religions Faculty of Arts and Humanities School of Oriental and African Studies University of London United Kingdom Tel.: 0044-(0)20-7898 4776 E-mail: jainstudies@soas. ac.uk Website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies
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NEWS FROM CANADA by Ramesh Jain
TORONTO, ON Puryushan was celebrated during September 8-16. We had daily snatra Pooja and lectures by Vinodbhai Doshi. Jatinbhai Gandhi conducted Pratikaman and Bhavna in the evening. During the eight days of Paryushan, there were more than
650 ekasnas and beyasana. Three days of Panch Parmeshti Vidhan, Snatra Puja was done by Pawankumar & Pratisthacharya Abhimanyuii Daslaxna was celebrated during September 16-25. Prof. from Manglayatan (Aligrah India) and Jayesh Khona from Tikam Chand Jain from India California. We believe that it was so grand unlike any other performed Hindi Pooja in the morning and gave lectures Shilanyas in the North America witnessed by hundreds in the evening for ten days. The lectures were very well among those were Dilip Shah, JAINA President, Kirit received by the members and time was allocated for question Daftary, Udai Jain, and Lata Champsee. There was large answer presence from Los Angeles Sangh lead by Ashok Savla and Manibhai Mehta.
As usual Patshala is a big success. Project day was in june and picnic was in July. About seventy Children and youth (age 4-15) participate every 4th Sunday of each month.
Toronto Area Multifaith council organized a breakfast meeting with the mayor of Toronto in March 2007. Representatives of various religious groups participated including native Indians. Jain Society of Toronto was represented by Prakash Mody and Ramesh Jain (Trustee).
Jain Society of Toront is working towards becoming a Incorporated body and revised constitution is being worked out. We hope to complete the task by year-end.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA Construction of The Derasar has been started and will During Paryushan, Jain gathered every weekend on Fridayfinish by December 2008. Panch Kalyanak Pratistha Sunday for arti and Bhaktamar and other discourse at a Mahotsav has been set for December 20-25 2008.
residence temple of Jitendra Shah. Savantsari Pratikraman For more information and photos visit www.jcgp.org was held in Calgary, two major residences in Edmonton
and Ft. Mcmurray. A jain display at the Edmonton City
Hall on the Festival of Forgiveness was the highlight of this SOAS Jain Studies MA Scholarship 2008 year's Paryushan parva. The Jains of Edmonton group held This award is sponsored by Jain Spirit. The total value a swami vatsalya at Sanat & Madhuriben's residence on of thisscholarship is £5000, and it is awarded to students
and it is awarded to studente September 30. registered at SOAS for an MA degree with a major in Jaina Studies. Applications by letter, accompanied by a short CV, should be submitted via e-mail attachment to the Centre of Jaina Studies at the Department of the Study of Religions at SOAS, University of London before the
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