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Jain Digest. Winter 2007
JAIN DIGEST
Winter 2007 Vol.26 No.! circulation: 11000
Contents
From the Board Room.....
Editorial
Feature........... Jain Unity............
Jain Women...... Bhairavi Desai...........
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Jains of America........ An Island of Jain Unity...........
The cover page of this issue of Jain Digest is inspired by our young artist Surbhi Pandya's rendition of
anekant".
Grand Life ......... Spiritual and Religious Care..........
Artist's narration: Appreciation of the manifold attributes of a subscabce is Anekant. Recognizing the incredibley rich and complex nature of reality, Jains developed the concept of notion of the "Many sidedness" existance. Truth is relative to the perspective from which it is known. Diamond with various individual and opposite facets in my painting show 'Anekanta' And the reflection of light from the various facets represents the expression of absoluteness of the diamond(substance) by various viewpoints/ perspectives (relative truths).
Inspiration .. Celebrating Unity. Chandu Shah......... Saurabh Dalal.............. Poerty..................
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Education........................ Jainism and Global Citizenship......... Karma in Jainism........
Religion, Truth and reality are like a diamond. We should look at them from variery of angles of vision. The book in three dimensions hints on the angle of vision.
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News and Events....
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View Point.. Unity at Any Cost by Any Means......
Artist: Surbhi Pandya Surbhi studied Jain principles in last few years under the guidance of Munishri KshamaSagarji. Surbhi is an enthusiast for illuminating Jain ethics among younger generations. Surbhi facinates with her art caliber exhibiting a series of Paintings on "Scientific approach of Jain Dharm". Her exhibitions have held at Washington D.C., Santa Clara, Milpitas, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey.
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Matrimonials
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Call for Submissions (This is YOUR magazine) The theme for the next issue will be anekant, or manifold aspects. Anekant celebrates the idea of multiplicity of perspectives. It acknowledges that as human beings, we may be limited in our ability to grasp the complete truth; we should thus try and embrace multiple viewpoints. We invite you to contribute your work for publication in the next issue: Where are the unlikely places you have discovered the power of anekant? What does anekant mean to you? How do you incorporate anekant in your life? In the spirit of anekant, we invite you to be creative and share your thoughts in whatever form they make take. Please email your contribution to sudhir@ahimsainc.com Jai Jinendra. - The Editorial Team
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