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Address by R Zaveri

Ahimsa Day 2008   15th October Portcullis House House of Commons London Synopsis of the paper presented by Dr Rashmikumar Zaveri Theme: Jainism and Alleviation of Poverty INTRODUCTION Jainism is one of the oldest living religions of the world. Mahavir was not the founder of Jainism but a rejuvenator, propagator and exponent of it. He was[…]

Address by Jaysukh Mehta

Ahimsa Day 2008  15th October 2008 Portcullis House House of Commons  London Full Transcript of Jaysukh Mehta’s address announcing the rceipient of the IoJ Ahimsa 2008 Award Pujya Samnijis, Lord Puttnam,                                                                             Joint hosts of this event  Chairman of the Institute of Jainology,  Mr Ratilal Chandaria, Ladies and gentlemen: The recipient of this year’s Ahimsa Award is[…]

Address by Nemu Chandaria

Ahimsa Day 2008   15th October Portcullis House House of Commons London                                                                                                                         Full Text of Nemu Chandaria’s address welcoming the guests and outlining the Institute’s achievements during the past twelve months. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Institute. On behalf of our chairman, Mr R.P.Chandaria I have pleasure in welcoming you all to this[…]

Keynote Address By Lord Puttnam

Ahimsa Day Celebration   October 15th 2008 Portcullis House House of Commons, London   Keynote Address By Lord Puttnam                                                                 It’s a great privilege to have been allowed the opportunity to ‘set out my stall’ this evening.   Let me start by admitting that, in addition to the chequered career you’ve just heard referred to, I have[…]

Digitisation & Contextualisation

                                    Project to make the Manuscripts Accessible to All                                         (Manuscript Digitisation & Contextualisation Project) The Catalogue of Jain Manuscript that has been launched is really a technical document useable mainly by the researching academicians. These catalogues are in fact very detailed indices of the individual manuscripts held in the collections they refer to. They include[…]

Another First : Courses in Jainism in Singapore, Perth & KL

 Malaysian Jain Sangha had expressed interest last year  through Mr Bhaskarbhai P Chitalia in running the FOUNDATION IN JAIN STUDIES course there.  This course has been on offer in London for many years. It did not happen that year but the interest was revived earlier this year and two more Sanghas became interested. Eventually, the[…]

A Case for Vegetarianism

An Ethical Diet for Peace & Plenty Mr R. P. Jain, a director of Motilal Banarsidass, a celebrated publisher of spiritual and religious books in India delivered a talk making a case for vegetarianism at Gandhi Peace Panel lectures on October 2, 2008, at the Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut, USA.   An article based on[…]

Jain Relics of over 1000 years ago unearthed

Relic with traces of Jainism discovered MYSORE: Archaeologists involved with excavations at historic Talakad village have found an inscribed stela  (Stone Slab with Inscription)  which authenticates the existence of Jainism in the region. According to a press release issued by the archaeology department here, this inscribed stela with a Jain image dated to 978-79 AD[…]

Padmashri Kumarpal Desai Honoured

Padmashri  Kumarpal Desai has been conferred with yet another very prestigious award: Acharya Tulsi Anekant Sanmaan by Jain Vishwa Bharti & Preksha Vishwa Bharti. The award was announced in Jaipur by Shri Surendra Chauradia, Head of Jain Vishwa Bharti, in presence of Param Pujya Shri Acharya Mahapragyaji. This annual award is sponsored by M B[…]