Jain Spirit 2001 06 No 08

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

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GLOBAL NEWS
Cycling for Life
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The Jains of Kenya and UK participated in the "Cycle for Life" money raising event held in Kenya during the Easter weekend (13-15 April 2001). The project was organised by the Food for Life Organisation who are the largest vegetarian food relief organisation in the world. Since its inception, Food for Life has served more than 90 million meals. The money raised will be used to serve vegetarian meals to thousands of people in Kenya on a daily basis.
A new CD of Jain songs
and music was launched during Mahavir Jyanti at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Produced by Jayanti, Ravi and Satish Shah with music arranged by the famous musician Ashit Desai, this CD blends the old with the new to provide lively music and traditional rhythm.
Indian Farming Evolves
Animal Rights International (ARI) of India have helped revolutionise field ploughing in India. In accordance with the Bhartiya Cattle Resource Development Foundation, the ARI have developed a new and cow friendly plough that is more efficient for the farmer and less harmful to the cow. The fundamental difference between a traditional plough and the new Bullock-Wala" tractor is that wheels have been added to the conventional plough which will decrease resistance. This will help stop cows getting the deep wounds inflicted from the heavy yokes around their necks when pulling the heavy ploughs.
Eminent Scholar Eulogised
PRADIP VAN
Well-known under-the-pen-name of Kamalmuni, Upadhyayshri Kanhaiyalalji Maharaj, the great Jain scholar of Agams, and etymologist of Prakrit, Sanskrit. Hindi and English, having taken a vow of Santharo, left for abode on 12 December 2000 (the day of Parswanath Kalyanak) at Mt. Abu. With his emancipation, not only Jains but also India has lost a great personality. At the condolence meeting, a big fund in his memory for animal welfare (Jivdaya) was donated. During his 88 years, he has given several volumes of Jain reference books and commentaries on Agams, which other academicians and sadhu, sadhvijis found as important tools in their understanding of Jainism. His popular works included four volumes of Anuyog and many others.
Orphan at four, he was raised by a relative and when he was eight years old, he joined Fatehchand Maharaj and Pratapchand Munishriji. These two gurujis trained him and at age of eighteen, gave him the Diksha. He studied several Jain scriptures and stood first in obtaining the degree of Nyaytirth. For the next sixty years, he studied and edited many publications on Agams. Two sadhvijis obtained their Ph. D. on Jain Yog and Arihant under his guidance, who later became his disciples and helped in his research and scholarly works. His greatest contribution was Agam Anuyog Trust, which published more than six thousand page volumes on four Anuyogs.
Visitors enjoying the exhibition on the Life of Bhagwan Mahavir
at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India.
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