On the beautiful moonlit night, when Queen Trishla conceived Bhagwan, she saw 14 auspicious dreams - 1) an elephant, 2) a bull 3) a lion, 4) Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, 5) a garland of flowers, 6) the moon, 7) the sun, 8) a flag, 9) a jar filled with water, 10) a lotus-lake, 11) an ocean, 12) a celestial, aerial car,

JAINA, with JITO, is proud to present the second phase of the Jain Youth Exchange Program [JYEP]. JYEP offers exposure to different cultures and ranks as one of the most powerful ways to promote both the Indian culture and Jain way of life. JYEP intends to provide hundreds of young adult college students with the opportunity to meet people from other countries and to experience new cultures, planting the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding.

It is a great pleasure to announce that the

JAINA Women’s Committee had recently celebrated “International Women’s Day” at different Jain centers. JCA NY women’s group had an inspiring speech given by a young Jain woman - Shelley Jain on “Self-Esteem”. They also heard Mandaben on how she found her self-esteem and help from her own family by standing up for herself.
The Houston Jain Sangh women’s group created and distributed “Blessing Bags” to the women who are victims of domestic violence, homelessness, refugees who are in desperate needs of basic toiletries. Since the committee has been established in October, Women’s groups are being formed at different centers. For more information for establishing a group at your center, please contact Mamta Shaha at mamta.shaha@gmail.com

Jain Society of San Diego (JSSD) is a small but active Sangh, of approximately 100 families, which remains abuzz with events and activities throughout the year. Center has many activities such as Pathshala, Swadhyay, weekly Pujas, and Musical/ Cultural Events.
JSSD has recently changed their landscape to plant drought-resistant plants across their facility, which has reduced center’s water consumption significantly. Also, addition of 16 Solar Panels has now balanced out center’s entire electricity consumption. They are continuing on this journey to beautify San Diego Jain Center and enhance its religions and spiritual vibrations.