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input or comments from the parents, teachers and students. You can also visit our website jainelibrary.org students. In fact, senior most students at some and view all the books or order them. They will be pathshalas undertake the task of revising materials shipped to you from Ahmedabad. in these books from the perspective of relevance, In addition to the Pathshalas organized by JAINA, readability and age appropriateness. Some of the there are two other groups that should be mentioned earliest books have now been revised five times! here. Jain Vishva Bharti has three centers in America
Teachers from many centers in US contributed to and they usually have couple of Sramnijis finalize the uniform curriculum for Pathshala in in residence throughout the year. They offer their own teacher's conference held at Boston in 1997. Each Pathshala curriculum and language classes in Hindi. center adopted this curriculum and implemented to fit Shrimad Rajchandra Mission - Dharampur too has their size of student body, available teachers and class many centers in US and Canada. Their volunteers in rooms. Teachers from various Pathshalas keep in 18 different cities conduct classes at their homes or touch to learn from each other to improve the quality of some common facility. Their classes are divided in teaching. In addition to the uniform books throughout three age groups - Magic Touch is Value education the 67 centers, Pathshala teachers hold a Teachers' for children aged 4 to 8 years, Arhat Touch - Education conference during JAINA Conventions. In that meeting, based on Jain Traditions for 9 to 12 year olds and teachers share their experiences and exchange project Spiritual Touch - Self Development Education for ideas as though members of a fraternity. With all the children of 13 to 16 years. goodwill and togetherness displayed at this gathering, All of the above shows the zeal with which Jain these teachers make no effort to hide their zeal to parents in North America are providing religious, display accomplishments of their students at the main cultural and spiritual training for their kids. They are event for all the Pathshalas - JAB competition. Teams nurtured in a language they understand and more from different Pathshalas are designated as junior importantly in a non-sectarian manner in projecting teams or senior teams and undergo 3 rounds of elimina- JAINS of Tomorrow and sowing the seeds of universal tion to win the most coveted prize of "Best Team". Jain unity.
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CHAKRAVARTI BHARAT
Acharya Shri Vatsalyadeep Suriji . Translation : Pushpa Parikh Chakravarti Bharat was a very very fa
beauty? In ornaments or body? In the mous and rich king born with silver or golden SHRAVAK KATHA
eyes of a person? what is the truth? He spoon in his mouth. He was welknown in the whole used to look at his own body in the mirror and think, country. He was very much fond of all ornaments. In 'How long will this body last?' those days even kings used to wear many types of These questions made him upset and in a moment costly ornaments. He had a very big palace with a he decided to renounce all the worldly riches especially beautiful garden and pets like peacoks. The name of the ornaments. He realised that one should give more his palace was Arisa Bhavan. (Palace of Mirrors) importance to atma the solu because body without soul
One day while walking in the garden a ring from one has no importance. Since then he decided to renounce of his fingers slipped away and he was not aware of it. every worldly riches and live an ascetic life. Ultimately He was little bit upset because of that.
he was so much interested in his life that after many This incident had a great effect on his life. He used penances and meditation he could achieve Kevel Gyan to see the bear finger and start thinking about the body - moksh - ultimate goal.
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