AHIMSA DAY 2010 Committee Room No 10 House of Commons 20th October 2010 The eight Ahimsa Day was celebrated this year in London’s House of Commons committee Room no 10. The room is steeped in history, its walls having witnessed perhaps thousands of Parliamentary Bills discussed.The program started on time at 7 pm with the[…]
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Acharyashri Pujya Jambuvijayji ms, recently left his mortal coil following a tragic car accident in Rajesthan. There is no doubt that he was a great Jain scholar of our times. It was to him that the Jain scholars worldwide flocked to for seeking clarifications on their philosophical and literary quests from the Jain text. Muni[…]
Next general census in the UK will take place in March 2011. Jains once again have an opportunity to get Jainism be recognised as a minority religion. There are also a large number of temporary job opportunities.
Brief synopsis of the Bi Annual Convention held by the Young Jains UK. with over 120 delegates the convention was a great success delivering the understanding of fundamental Jain concepts to the youth.
Religious Education Council of England & Wales (REC) is planning a a month long event to celebrate and publicise the value and importance of RE for every child and young person. The celebration will take place in March 2011. An opportunity to shine a spotlight on excellent RE work that is being done. All those involved[…]
IoJ JAINpedia Consultant, Mr Rajiv Anand presented a paper titled ‘The Role of community Heritage’ discussing the relevance of JAINpedia project to the community in the UK and world at large.
Young Jains 8th International Convention will be held in the Summer of 2010
Oshwal Association of the UK (OAUK) and the Institute of Jainology had jointly initiated a visit by His Grace, the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams for 7th May 2010. This was the first visit by the Archbishop to a Jain place of worship. He was driven across London from Lambeth Palace to the Oshwal[…]
Jain Network UK has purchased a property in North West London. Part of the property will be used as a temporary temple whilst planning permission is being sought to build a 12,000 sq ft temple.
The John Ritblat Gallery has the subtitle ‘Treasures of the British Library’ will soon have a representation of Jain manuscripts on display in this Gallery in the Sacred Text section. The gallery contains a permanent display of some of the British Library’s greatest objects and artefacts, arranged by theme.