Jains Through Time

Author(s): Shilapi Sadhvi
Publisher: Veerayatan

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Foreward
social service and human goodness.
Upadhyaya Shri Amar Muniji Maharaj was a saint of towering stature. The luminous pathfinder and the incandescent energy behind Veerayatan, he represented a new phase of Jain resurgence and renaissance in the twentieth century. Veerayatan was blessed by his presence and is enlivened by his living legacy. He gave a new direction to Jain society and a vitality to the understanding and exposition of Jain philosophy. Nurtured by his transcendental vision, and under the leadership of Acharya Shri Chandana Shriji, Veerayatan has bloomed and blossomed.
Dr. L. M. Singhvi, M.P. Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India President, Indira Gandhi National
Centre for the Arts Chairman, High Level Committee
on Indian Diaspora Chairman, Jnana Pith Pravara Mandal Former Indian High Commissioner to the U.K.
Veerayatan is at once a vision, an institution and a mission. It is a consecrated endeavour. Its humanitarian mission is rooted in the philosophy of satya and ahimsa.
Many years ago, a soulful and sagacious thought embarked on a pilgrimage. Veerayatan is the embodied expression of that thought. Veerayatan's Silver Jubilee is a sacred milestone on that path of pilgrimage. It is a shining beacon of light, a glorious example, and an inspiring chapter in the book of altruism, compassion, dedication,
Lord Mahavir said that trust permeates the world. That is why compassion is an aspect of truth. Veerayatan is an institution that reflects ahimsa in action. It is at once an ideal as well as a reality, a journey and a holy
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