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Dear Sadharmiks,
Jai Jinendra! Pranam!
 We are excited to
bring you new sponsorship opportunities for JAINA Convention 2023. Highly request your participation in supporting the financial needs of this convention through the below-mentioned
sponsorship opportunities. Your pledges will greatly contribute to Convention's success.
In observance of Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji’s 100th birth anniversary, JAINA has sponsored the Construction of a new Panjaraople just outside Shankheshwar. On January 24, 2023, JAINA President Haresh Shah performed a groundbreaking ceremony of Panjrapole.
The JAINA Vaiyavach Committee has decided to plant two thousand trees on both sides of this section of the Shankheshwar-Ahmedabad Highway on which 30,000 sadhu sadhvis
undertake vihar every year. A cool and shaded path for them can be a great service to them. The JAINA members planted the first eleven of the 2,000 planned trees on February 5. Read
more about it below.
Inside the Jain Digest February 2023 issue, read a tribute article by Dilipbhai Shah about an educator, a citizen scholar, and an author - Manubhai Doshi Read more about his work contribution to JAINA and Chicago Jain society below.
Also, now you can send us feedback on Jain Digest under our latest feature “Letters to Editors” before March 31, 2023. We aim to improve the magazine through your feedback
on articles, content, and suggestions.
JAINA Women’s Committee presents a quarterly conference on Sunday, March 24, 2023. Please find the joining details below.
On February 5, 2023, the Jain Center of British Columbia represented their center at the Interfaith Conference by reciting the Navkar mantra and Kshamapana path. Read more about it below.
JAINA along with Dr. Daulat Singh Kothari Institute for Research and Education and 8 other organizations jointly organize the First International Conference to Save Mother Earth from April 22-24, 2023 at Udaipur, Rajasthan. Please find more information
below.
The Jain Foundation invites you to the 173rd session of Jain Talks on February 10, 2023, where they will discuss Shrutdeep - A Journey of Jain Manuscripts. Also, you can join their 4-month course on Jain Religion & Philosophy. Please find more details
below.
Pramanik Samooh invites you to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of NRI Pramanik Pathshala on February 12, 2023. Please join the virtual celebration at the link below.
Almost three thousand people signed the JAINA petition to the Government of India and Jharkhand regarding the unrest in Jharkhand over the preservation of our most sacred Shri Sammed Shikharji Tirth, and apparent inaction in Gujarat against reported encroachments,
harassment of pilgrims, illegal activities, and vandalization of sacred monuments at Shri Shatrunjay (Palitana) and Shri Girnar Tirths. Please join us in protecting our sacred tirths
by sending individual petitions.
Sincerely,
Haresh Shah,
JAINA President
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JAINA Convention 2023
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We are grateful for your ongoing response to Convention Sponsorships and excited to bring you new sponsorship opportunities. We have something for each one of you to associate with and sponsor from a range of options.
We kindly request your participation in supporting the financial needs of this convention through the below crucial sponsorship opportunities.
Your pledges will greatly contribute to its success. We express our heartfelt gratitude to our donors and esteemed members of JAINA for their unwavering support in past conventions.
For queries, please contact Fundraising Committee at frc@jainaoffice.org.
All Sponsorship Opportunities
Register For Convention 2023
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JAINA Tree Planting initiative
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In observance of Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji’s 100th birth anniversary, JAINA has sponsored the construction of a new Panjaraople just outside Shankheshwar in Panchasara town. The boundary wall and the gates of the Panjarapole have already been erected.
The panjarapole is about 8 km from the Shankheshwar Temple on the Shankheshwar- Ahmedabad highway. JAINA President Hareshbhai Shah performed a groundbreaking ceremony of Shri Chitrabhanuji
Pinjrapole in Shankheshwar on January 24 in the presence of Panditji Shri Jitendra B. Shah. This section of the highway is arid with very few trees around. Thousands of our Sadhus
in vihar to or from Shankheshwar endure this harsh environment.
The Vaiyavach Committee of JAINA has decided to plant two thousand trees on both sides of this section of the highway. JAINA has contracted with Sadbhaawna Trust of Rajkot which has already planted two million Trees. The trees they plant have a life expectancy
of 200 to 500 years. The trust starts with planting ten feet baby plants purchased from nurseries, planting them on designated routes, placing an eight feet high wire cage, nurturing
it with water and fertilizers as needed for three years, and maintaining a registry. These trees provide shelter and food for birds, cool the region, act as an oxygen factory, attract
rain, and provide shade for pedestrians and our Sadhu Sadhvis as they travel this route.
On Feb 5, the JAINA team planted the first eleven of the 2,000 trees outside the Chitrabhanuji Panjarapole in the presence of the Sarpanch of Sankhesvara town and seven
members of the Chitrabhanuji family.
The cost of preparing the ground by removing the wild grass and leveling etc. is estimated to be $50 per tree. A nameplate with the donor’s name will be affixed to the tree, and
a photograph of the tree will be provided. Please donate generously (in the multiple of 10 trees - $500 for 10 trees) to the Vaiyavach committee of JAINA and create a legacy that
will last for more than 200 years.
Donate to Tree Planting initiative
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Jain Digest February 2023
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Tribute to Shri Mansukhlal Doshi by Dilip V. Shah
On June 22, 2019the Jain Center of Metropolitan Chicago celebrated the Birth Centennial of a citizen scholar – an educator, a citizen scholar, and an author Manubhai Doshi. At the
age of 100, he was full of vigor, and presence of mind and delivered a rousing speech. Over 800 people attended the celebration consisting including friends from all over the US,
UK, India, and Dubai. But the good times don’t last forever. Shri Manubhai Doshi, passed away on November 30, 2022, at the age of 102.
This article by Dilipbhai Shah is a tribute to a life well-lived by a humble man - one who gave much to society quietly, and with grace!
To know more about the illustrious life of Manubhai,go to:
Click Here to Read this Article
To read the full February 2023 Jain Digest, go to:
Jain Digest February 2023
Send us your feedback and get it published!
Beginning with this issue, we are adding a new feature titled “Letters to Editor”. This is your chance to give us your feedback and get it published in the magazine
along with your picture.
Here are the details:
- As you read the various articles, think about which articles you liked, ideas for improvement in the magazine, and suggestions for any content that will help us all in our spiritual
advancement.
- Send us your feedback via email to jaindigestpublication@gmail.com before March 31, 2023
- The editorial team will review and select the letters for publication.
- If your letter is selected, we will contact you for your picture.
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Women's Committee Conference on Mental Health
 Please mark your calendar for March
4, 2023! On the occasion of Women’s Day, JAINA Women’s Committee brings you a powerful conference on Positive Mental Health. We all are coming out of COVID blues, but blues are something
we need to deal with positively to be healthy.
Please join us on zoom to hear our expert, Dr. Nalini Jhutani, give us an understanding of mental health and how to deal with it creatively. Please find more details
about this conference here.
Click Here
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Jain Center Latest News
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 On February 5, 2023, the Jain Center of
British Columbia represented their center at the Interfaith Conference and spread the fragrance of Jainism by reciting the Navkar mantra and Kshamapana path with the meaning of it
and also introducing three main pillars of Jainism (Ahimsa, Anekantvad & Aparigraha) to people from different religions and faith at the conference.
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International Conference to Save Mother Earth
 JAINA along with Dr. Daulat Singh
Kothari Institute for Research and Education and 8 other organizations (mentioned in the below link) jointly organize the First International Conference to Save Mother Earth from
April 22-24, 2023 at Udaipur, Rajasthan. This conference will be a beginning of an implementation of a plan to minimize the damage caused by Pollution of water, air, and soil, Global
warming, Overpopulation, Waste Ocean acidification, Loss of biodiversity, etc. and it will be a platform to discuss and identify the ways to popularise these issues among common masses
at the global level. More details about the conference are
here.
Please find the souvenir of D.S. Kothari Institute for Research and Education as well as a report on
A Comparative Study of The Concept of Consciousness in Science and Jain Philosophy by Dr. Surendra Singh Pokharna.
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Jain Talks and Jain Religion & Philosophy
 The Jain Foundation (TJF) invites
you to the 173rd session of Jain Talks on ‘Shrutdeep - A Journey of Jain Manuscripts’.
There are more than 1.5 crore manuscripts present around the globe. Many of them are lying somewhere in the dust ready to enlighten us with their immense knowledge. Surprisingly,
over 25 lakhs of these are Jain manuscripts. In the 173rd episode of Jain Talks, we explore Shrutdeep, an organization dedicated to preserving and transmitting our culture to future
generations.
- Date & Time: February 10, 2023 - 8 pm IST | 9:30 am EST | 6:30 am PST
- To join the session click on the link below: https://bit.ly/3lp3XS4
Meeting ID: 881 3441 9798 | Passcode: 1111
Also, TJF in collaboration with Jain (deemed-to-be) University presents a Jain Religion & Philosophy course curated to understand every important aspect of Jainism and its philosophy. The course started on February 1, 2023. You can attend it every Wednesday and Thursday from 7:00
pm IST | 8:30 am EST. Please find the enrollment form and
payment link. For any queries, contact on +9195136 48070
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NRI Pramanik Pathshala
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 Pramanik Samooh invites you to celebrate
the 2nd Anniversary of NRI Pramanik Pathshala. During the celebration, you will witness Marvelous Stuti Concert and Competition by NRI Pathshala kids from all over the world. Please
share this message with your family and friends.
Date: Sunday, February 12, 2023
Time: 1:30pm EST/ 10:30am PST
Youtube Link: https://tinyurl.com/stuticoncert
Zoom Meeting Link:
https://tinyurl.com/bhajanConcert
Meeting ID: 853 4795 1172
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Petition to Save Jain Religious Sites
Almost 3000 people signed the petition. Please find all the signatures.
Have you already sent the letters? If not, send the letter at the link below and join us in saving Jain Tirths.
We need to support our sadharmik brothers and sisters in this fight for justice. To build momentum and gather more voices, we have also created a petition on
www.Change.org. We want all of our Sangh members to sign this petition and participate in this movement to save our tirths. We
will attach the signatures to our letters to further strengthen our message.
Take Action
Let's join hands and make our voices heard! Please share with the maximum amount of people and make sure they all sign the petition.
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YJP Update
 YJP kicked off the New Year with its event
in Dallas, Texas. The event was hosted by their past Co-Chair, Sunny Jain. This year, YJP hopes to connect Young Jains professionally and spiritually!
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