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The Jains through Time
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Acharya Shri Chandanaji realised that a brief visit to a country may temporarily satisfy the spiritual thirst of the people, but it will not bring about a permanent change. Consequently she decided that more time should be devoted to teaching in other countries. Her beloved disciple, scholar Sadhvi Shri Shilapiji, who is well-versed in both the wisdom of the ancients and a knowledge of the modern world, has been entrusted with the responsibility of carrying the good work abroad. The result has been that for both children and grown ups, indeed for all, a new chapter of spirituality has opened up in their lives. Acharya Shri's foresight is now bearing fruit. With the efforts of Sadhvi Shri Shilapiji, Veerayatan U.K. has set up Shri Chandana Vidyapeeth in London - a school where many children, teenagers and adults learn Jainism in a structured way. This organised study of the religion has now spread from North London to South London, Manchester and to other centres in England. Shri Chandana Vidyapeeth has also been set up in Africa.
increasingly spiritual inclination of the older generation, whilst on the other she observes how the young are drifting away from their own culture, however intrigued they may be by it. This causes her to think that one day's torrential rain will not make this crop grow; rather a continuous gentle drizzle is
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