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Song 1: Atam Ajar Amar Hai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-mnxheBHNI
Song 2: Mana Karma Bandha Bandhe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-feHdDtOcqM
The following excerpts from the Introduction in the first edition give the background as well as the aims of the booklet.
The main objectives of the Foundation are the promotion of Jain values and thoughts including the assessment of Jain ideas in modern physical, psychology, logic, neuroscience and contemporary thoughts. In particular, the objectives are
I. To promote religious and educational activities related to Jainism and to develop better understanding of Jain values in modern context.
2. To provide and promote academic and cultural interchanges and cooperation internationally.
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3. To foster interaction, dialogue and communication with Jain organizations throughout the world.
4. To make rituals/scriptures more transparent with emphasis on their interpretation relative to contemporary thoughts.
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Excerpts from the first edition
1. The Background
The Yorkshire Jain Foundation under the name of Leeds Jain Group was formally established in April 1987 on the Mahavir Jayanti. The main objectives of the Group are the promotion of Jain values and thoughts. This is the first direct publication of the Foundation and it is hoped that others will follow. For example, the Group contributed to the Commentary on the manuscript of Mardia K.V. (1990), The Scientific Foundations of Jainism. The Foundation also hopes to maintain a library on Jainism and comparative religions.
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