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Their Prominent Features in India and Abroad : 249 The association "Ahiṁsā International in New Delhi, whose the Senior Vice-President is Shri Satish Kumar Jain, has organised several successful "Jain worldly conferences" since 1981 in New York, London, New Delhi and Blairstown that had a great impact. Their themes were: non-violence, peace, vegetarianism, care for the disabled, animals, nature, etc. On these occasions motions have been adopted and sent to the Secretary General of UNO.
In France, the relations that Jains have in Paris, with the Embassy of India, French University, (Institut de France, Sorbonne, Ecole française des langues orientales), UNESCO and the "Tourism Office of India", are also excellent.
3) On economy and science
In the countries where they have immigrated, Jains practice activities with the respect of their philosophical and religious principles. They are often working on a high level as managers, contractors, researchers, scientists, scholars, doctors, informaticians, jewellers, traders, etc. Those who are rich use their wealth partly to help others in need, partly to support social progress.
4) On literature
The influence of Jainism in the literary domain outside India began with the publication by Max Muller of Hermann Jacobi's four translations of the Svetāmbara canon in 1884 and 1894. They had been preceded by reports of Colebrook, Mackinzie, Buchanan, Delamain, Hamilton, Francklin, by translations of the Abhidhānacintămaņi written by Hemacandra, and of various manuscripts by Stevenson, Weber, Pavie, and Lassen. Hoernle, Leumann, and Brown made other works. Research was pursued with books from various Jain libraries in India, like those in Mudabidri,
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