Jain Spirit 2002 10 No 12

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

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GLOBAL NEWS
NEW JAIN BOOKS
WASWAVE
JAIN TEMPLES
IN INDIA AND AROUND THE WORLD
Test LM SINGHVI Phaetore TARUN CHOPRA
L.M. Singhvi (Text) and
Tarun Chopra (Photographs) Jain Temples in India and Around the World Himalayan Books/Luxor Foundation, 2002 ISBN: 81-700-2079-4 (£30+p&p) A photographic pilgrimage around Jain temples the world over, enriched by Dr. Singhvi's insightful text. This beautiful book offers an uplifting combination of art and spirituality, and is an inspiring gateway into the Jain tradition. Available from Jain Spirit.
Christopher Key Chapple (Editor) Jainism and Ecology Non-violence in the Web of Life Harvard University Press, 2002 ISBN: 0-945454-34-1
A new volume in the Religions of the World and Ecology series, this book brings together a thought-provoking collection of writing on Jainism and ecology. This volume includes contributions by John E. Cort, Padmanabh S. Jaini, Satish Kumar and Sadhvi Shilapiji.
N.P.Jain Ahimsa: The Ultimate Winner Kundkund Jnanapitha, 2002 ISBN: 81-86933-23-9 In a wide-ranging discussion of non-violence (ahimsa), Dr. N.P. Jain relates this key principle of Jainism to contemporary concerns.
John E. Cort Jains in the World Religious Values and Ideology in India Oxford University Press, 2001 ISBN: 019565360-2 Based on the author's field research in Northern Gujarat, as well as on the study of Jain religious literature, this book paints a holistic picture of the modern day practice of Jainism.
Vastupal Parikh Jainism and the New Spirituality Peace Publications, 2002 An exciting new book, in which Professor Vastupal Parikh lucidly explains the principles and practices of Jainism, and links this ancient religion with modern concepts of spirituality. He proposes that Jainism represents a new spirituality, one that has at its core human and animal rights, social justice and environmentalism. Info: peacepub@hotmail.com
U.S. Stamps Highlight Pet Plight
A stray puppy and kitten will be featured on millions of American postage stamps bearing the message "neuter or spay". U. S. Postal Service (USPS) will issue on 20 September 2002, the first two postage stamps to call attention to the pressing issue of pet overpopulation. It is the culmination of a grassroots campaign by thousands of citizens, community leaders, animal health and welfare organisations, veterinarians and celebrities. An estimated 70,000 cats and dogs are born each day in the U.S. Animal shelters and
veterinarians throughout the country urge the pet owners to neuter or spay their pets in order to combat the problem of animal overpopulation. The message conveyed by the stamps is "too many animals, too few homes, save lives, neuter or spay". The message is that sterilisation is good for your pet. It helps cats and dogs live longer, healthier lives For one thing, spaying and neutering eliminates or reduces the possibility of several types of animal cancers and diseases. Every year in the U.S., 8 to 10 million cats and dogs are given up to
animal shelters and others are abandoned. And every year, 4 to 5 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters due to lack of homes for them. in the white space alongside the sheets of the new stamps will be a toll-free phone number and web site address for Americans to obtain additional neuter and spay information and to find pets to adopt. The USPS continues to use its stamps to raise public awareness of important social problems.
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