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श्रमण, वर्ष ५६, अंक १-६/जनवरी-जून २००५
by your fathers and mothers, and by infusing it with the substance and energy of your own time and place, you are handing it over to future generations through the enlightened minds of these young people who will be the future educators of hundreds of students in America and Canada. This is a wondrous event, as Jains hand over their tradition to non-Jains; but this is possible because Jainism prizes high scholarship above narrow sectarianism. Even more: Anekāntavāda teaches, not beauty alone, but wisdom also is in the eye of the beholder; it is therefore possible that when Jainism is viewed through the eyes of Westerners, they will find something new which will continue the tradition in many creative forms, appropriate for the modern world. If India is poised to undergo a renaissance upon the world stage, then a renaissance of Jainism cannot be too far behinds.
Finally, my sincere thanks to Dr. Sulekh Jain who brought me into this programe and has caused me endless dukkha; but seeing you in this assembly has turned dukkha to sukha. Thanks also to all donors without whose generous gifts none of this would be possible, and to all volunteers for serving with tana, mana, and dhana Dhanyavāda and Aloha.
Cromwell Crawford
Honolulu, Hawaii
Study Programme
As per schedule the course was organized first at Delhi. There they were delivered lectures on different aspects of Jainism by different scholars. The prominent scholars who engaged the classes at Delhi were Prof. P. N. Somani, Jaipur. Prof. V. P. Jain, BLII, Prof, Maheshwari Prasad, Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, Varanasi and Dr. N. L. Jain, Rewa. From Delhi the group went to Jaina Vishwa Bharati, Ladnun (Rajasthan) where the summer school was organized from June 30 to July 08, 2005. At Vishwa Bharati they were delivered lectures by Prof. Hampa Nagrajaiya, Prof. M. R. Gelra, Dr. Samani
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