Jain Spirit 1999 10 No 02

Author(s): Jain Spirit UK
Publisher: UK Young Jains

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IN BRIEF
La religion du mois 53
52 Patrimoine
De toutes les religions, aucune n'a sans doute pousse aussi loin le respect de la vie sous toutes ses formes et l'obligation de la non-violence. Le Jainism, religion qul, comme le bouddhisme, s'est consulte en reaction contre le pouvoir des brahmanes n'a pu franchir les frontières de rinde en raison de son ascetisme extreme. Mais si le nombre de ses adeptes est limite
quatre millions son Ideal interroge tout homme...
Les jains
ACTUALITE DES RELIGIONS, an international magazine with a circulation of 30,000, recently did a feature article on Jainism with the help of Pierre Amiel and Atul Shah. Their September 1999 issue devoted eight full colour pages to various aspects of Jainism, using beautiful photographs to show Jain art and lifestyle. This is one of the first times that such an ancient tradition has been given significant publicity in a French magazine. To get your own copy, telephone Paris 1-48884600.
Présenté par Atul Shah
INDIA BAHUBALI STATUE NEEDS URGENT FACELIFT This giant 42-foot Jain shrine in south India near Mangalore (Karkala) is in urgent need of repair and restoration. However, the Archaeological Survey of India, the guardian of Indian heritage, has done little to help, and is proving to be a hindrance instead. For example, a local Jain group attempted to install facilities for drinking water, but these plans have met with resistance by the local authorities.
TRIBUTES PAID TO JAIN WRITERS Glowing tributes were paid to Jain writers for having enriched Kannada literature at a two-day Jain Literary Conference in Hubli, near Bangalore. Jain writers, like Adikavi Pampa, Ranna, Ponna, Ratnakar, Nemichandra and Bhaskara, have rendered great service to the literary world by producing timeless classics that were rich in content, form and style. They also made very valuable contributions to Kannada grammar, explained Bhuvankeerti Bhatarak Mahaswamy. The president of the conference, Prof. Brahmappa, stressed the need for a good compilation of these literary gems at affordable prices for the larger benefit of the reading public. He appealed both to the government and the Jain community for financial support.
10 Jain Spirit . October - December 1999