The Chairman accompanied by two of the Directors visited Dubai and Oman in the UAE to appraise the Jain communities in the region about the activities of the Institute and in particular the JAINpedia project. Dubai was the first port of call and the Jain Sangh there had hosted a dinner for eminent members of the[…]
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Many students going in to science stream in higher schools are faced with a moral dilemma of participating in animal dissection for their course work and their own personal morals or religious beliefs. Generally those wanting to follow courses that involve studying human or animal anatomy have to participate in animal dissection though they may abhor the idea. Thanks[…]
Singapore Jain Religious Society [SJRS] requested Institute of Jainology to assign Harshad Nandlal Sanghrajka to lead the Paryushan Parvas in Singapore. The Board agreed and plans were put in to place. Since there was a gap of one month between the Sthanakvasi and Murtipujak Paryushan, SJRS made arrangements with locations in Malaysia to organise svadhyayas[…]
Institute of Jainology had led a delegation to the Vatican in December 2011 following the first it led in February 1995. A Communique was issued at the conclusion of a two and a half hour meeting. H H The Pope had received gifts from the Deputy Chairman of the Institute.
A brief report on Dr Harshad Sanghrajka’s lecture tour to Nairobi in August 2011
Like Jain Sanghs world over, Kaula Lumpur Jain Sangh had also planned their Paryushan Parva activities through their umbrella organisation, Gujarati Association. Mr Sanjay Shah along with three musicians had arrived from Mumbai for the bhavna. Along with that he also held discourses on good living and good values. He had also got the children[…]
Prof. Gary Francione, Distinguished Professor of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University, New Jersey has written this short but very timely essay titled:
“The Birth of the Spiritual Leader Who Gave us Ahimsa”
He talks about the ancient religions of India with Jainism being the oldest. He explains who is a Tirthankara or a Jina.
He goes on to talk about how mahavir promoted the social justice. How he recognised souls in forms other than humans and was the first ecologist.
He explains how the concept of Ahimsa both by thought, speech and action came about and Anekantvaad along with Aparigraha.
He ends the article with a quotation from Acharang Sutra:
“All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.”
Visha Oshwal Community of Kenya have organised a Jain convention in February 2010
Following the successful tour of the Far East last year, Dr Sanghrajka went on a more ambitious tour of almost two months this year. A summary of his tour report is given here. Photos from this exhaustive tour will b e uploaded in coming days. Please feel free to make comments or observation on the[…]
San Fransisco becomes the first city in the US and second City after Ghent in Belgium one day every week as a veg day.