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ROK PLEASE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF
VOLUME JAINA ART & ARCHITECTURE
ANUARY 2014
YOSANCERO
The first volume was fully sponsored by 'Harjas Rai Jain Public Charitable Trust' Faridabad. Parshwanath Vidyapeeth extends its hearty thanks to the respected Trustees of the Trust - Shri B. N. Jain, Shri Vidya Bhushan Jain, Shri R. C. Barar and Shri Indrabhooti Barar. This Trust which has done commendable work in the area of Philanthropy was founded by the family of Late Shri Harjas Rai Jain making an endowment of Rs. 25 lacs. Chief aim of the Trust is to promote education, educational institutions and to provide financial help to the needy people for medical treatment etc.
Lala Harjas Rai Ji rendered selfless services to the needy people throughout his life. He, humbly, dedicated his whole life to further the message of Arihant Mahavir and his religion, upliftment of the society and the country of which he was proud to be a part. He was of the firm opinion that different aspects of Jaina religion, philosophy and literature all written in ancient languages must be brought to light in the modern languages before they are lost forever. That is why, soon after Pujya Acharya Sohan Lal Ji Ma. Sa. left for his heavenly abode and after due considerations with his friends and family, he founded a Society named “Pujya Sohanlal Jaina Vidya Pracharaka Samiti" in 1935 at Amritsar
