The Jain 1998 07

Author(s): Amrit Godhia, Pradip Mehta, Pravin Mehta
Publisher: UK Jain Samaj Europe

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WHAT THEY SAID!
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Jains open temple as a tourist centre
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Jainism probably the dressed in engely carval world's oldest religion once white marble, aside the followed by a thind sf Indians ditional chand y o but now obscured by Be two palleried hall be beses lodian bele Buddhists and w ing up to car
Jinsure all vide, at ry level strict vegetarians and believe the money has been most extreme sects the sweep United States. Africa the port for them with soft and India INDOOlasse
'બ્રિટનાને સોરં- અને જૈન મંદિર
Thousands of Jains from all over the World converged on Leicester on Sunday for the religious opening of Europe's first Jain Centre.
City families of the Jain religion invited relatives from as far away as Australia to the opening of the Oxford Street Centre.
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Jainism claims 25.000 the Department of the them in London and 1.000 The Com Leicester, while oth of whique paretip with
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Chitralekha 18th July 1988
Because the Centre was not large enough to accommodate everyone the opening ceremony was relayed by closed cir. cuit television to a packed Granby Halls.
A large procession made its way through the City to mark the opening, and also to celebrate the Pratistha religious festival.
practitioner, Wahai Shah to the first Aalen born into #
Jain jostly funded wi th Leicester in 1967, Asybody -What can be s Jainhe said. "We har Jainism bullion have no priests webba editor of Opci i w regaire bonitation or other fits we even declarationery, the able to develop the pleas belief thalle known
for the the pening of all suit and school Mr led and the adherence to our Theople bel want principles nosvilence to all opened three years before moderation in equiring per receives 500 vihan k senal . We believe and expecta 1.000 when to other resou believers can ever dosband Inam from and so we are would . Dr Salit
"THE TIRES. 1992
New city temple ‘a
treasure'
Leicester Trader 20th July 1988
EVERY Leicester schoolchild should I
? unique in Europe, a city MP has urged.
Lolcester West MP Mr.Greville Jan ner said the Jain Temple in Oxford it is wonderful," said Mr. Janner. Streut would boost tourism to the city believe every schoolchild in and offer most of its residents a Leicester should see it. It gives us a Insight into a different culture.
glimpse into a very beautiful culture He was speaking after making his and another religion. first visit to the temple since le was Mr. Janner has been closely completed. Its interior to heavily and involved in the temple' construction omately carved and sculptured, and it was featured on the BBC to My the temple is the only one of its kind in City programme on Leicester garlier
this year.
The Times 2nd April 1991
Europe
Leicester Mercury 23rd July 1989
Leicester Mercury 30th May 1998
✓ The Prime Minister's letter 8th September 1996
The Mail 7th November 1996
City temple gets a major visitor
10 DOWNING STREET
LONDON SWIAJAA
THE PRIME MINISTER
8 November 1996
CLOTHES AID: £10,000 worth of clothes and linen are donated
to Oxfam. From left: Sharad Bakchal (president), Vasantral Shah (donor), Jyotana Shah, Bothia Smith (Oxfam), Mahendra
Shah (donor) and Dr Ramesh Mehta trustee) 6-81091
To
Dr. Hello,
I am writing to thank you and all concerned for the work you put into making my visit to the Jain Centre last Friday so enjoyable.
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Leicester Mercury 25th August 1993
Please pass on my thanks to your wife for the beautiful plaque and book, which will serve as splendid mementos of a delightful visit.
Hundreds join in Jain celebration
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MORE THAN 300 people attended a
Dr Mohteet To chlove love ceremony celebrating a major Jain by Nirmala Bhojani of non-violence when one tries not til on Friday.
to hurt anyone mentally or phyal The event at the Jain compleon De Ramon Me Vipendent ally, that is the goal of Jain Oxford Street and paid tribute the core com e
Theath day of Perpush whe! ofty devoted who took part
The word of Parl orde y
di traditional Pase and prayer to try and Intprove the quality of Dodo
g Jaina worldwide celebrate the brown lives and become better Jalne participated len ya (com aight-day Paryushan festival to people."
passion for afe) by Morning salmark the birth of their prophet of The fifth day of the foutival cele male and bude and lowing for non-volo Land Mahavira brate the birth of Lord Mahaw
e towarde all
of the
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