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Dear Sadharmiks,
Jai Jinendra! Pranam!
 JAINA congratulates
Acharya Shri Chandanaji for receiving Padma Shri Award on January 26 th – her 86 th birthday! Her dedication, self-less humanitarian service and contribution to the society is really
inspiring. Read the detailed biography of Tai Maa inside.
On February 20, 2022, Bhagwati Diksha Mahotsav will take place in India, where 9 Mumukshus are going to be blessed with the vows of Jain Diksha by Gurudev Shree Namramuni Maharaj Saheb. Here's a chance for Jain Sanghs from across USA and Canada to do
anumodana of Panch Mahavratdhari Jain Diksha Mahotsav. Also, We are honored to let you know that JAINA has got the extraordinary opportunity of being an official Anumodak in this
LIVE event that will take place from February 14-20, 2022.
International Symposium Committee invites you to submit an abstract and subsequently a paper on ‘The Dating of Nirvan of Mahavir Swami’ by February 15, 2022. The world historians have been discussing for over a hundred years about the year of Mahavir
Nirvana. If you have some valuable contribution to make, here is your chance.
With the blessings of 108 Muni Shri Pramansagarji Maharaj, Shefali Ajmera and Nitin Ajmera from New York brings us online Jain Paathshala for NRI kids, teenagers, and adults. The classes are starting from February 7, 2022. Kindly register for this creatively
designed pathshala to imbibe Jain values.
Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, a 110 year old institution for lodging & boarding for boys & girls, has taken up a new hostel project for young Jains in Surat. SMJV needs your contributions for this valuable project and have various donation schemes
to choose from. JAINA encourages you to come forward and make your generous donation.
Recently, the Jain Society of Middle Tennessee collected unexpired vegetarian canned food and non-perishable items to help homeless and needy people. Read more about their activities and look at their event photos.
Please attend the 20th virtual session on Philosophy of Jain Karma Theory by Pujya Dr. Shri Arunvijayji Maharaj Saheb on Saturday, January 29, 2022.
Sincerely,
Haresh Shah,
JAINA President
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Padmashri Acharya Chandnaji
 Acharya Shri Chandnaji recently
received Padma Shri Award, from the Government of India, for her 50 years of selfless humanitarian service. JAINA congratulates her for her achievement, and honoured to be associated
with her and Veerayatan for serving the community.
Let us know Tai Maa closely…
What else can you call someone that has given eyesight to hundreds and thousands of people other than a hero? Acharya Shri Chandanaji has done just that. To date, she
has been given Rajgir eye hospital has performed 289,579 free eye surgeries to people so they can see better and is continuing to do so among many other monumental educational goals
she has taken on.
Acharya Shri, as she is known to most, is not your typical hero. 86 years old and cloaked in all white, she is a Jain nun who took her religious vows at a very young
age and has been living by her motto, “compassion in action”, ever since. To her, “obstacles are just milestones” and she somehow always finds a solution to any obstacle she comes
across.
Read More
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Panch Mahavratdhari Jain Diksha Mahotsav in India
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For the very first time, Jain Sanghs from across USA and Canada get a chance to do anumodana of a Panch Mahavratdhari Jain Diksha Mahotsav in India. 9 Mumukshus are
going to be blessed with the vows of Jain Diksha by Rashtrasant Param Gurudev Shree Namramuni Maharaj Saheb on
20 FEBRUARY, 2022. And JAINA has got the extraordinary opportunity of being an official ANUMODAK. The entire event will be
broadcasted LIVE and we invite each one of you to take labh of the Mahotsav from 14 - 20 FEBRUARY, 2022.
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International Symposium on Dating of Nirvan of Tirthankar Mahavirswami
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 International Symposium Committee
is honored to invite you to submit an abstract and subsequently a paper on the subject, ‘The Dating of Nirvan of Mahavir Swami’. Following are some of the points over which the world
historians have been discussing for over a hundred years. Can you make a contribution?
- What was the year of Mahavir Nirvana?
- Based on Jain History, Indian History, Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu scriptures?
- Based on the World historians? Based on archeology, inscriptions on the rocks, etc.
Here is the link to important reference papers that may be useful for papers.
- What are the historical proofs that Buddha and Mahavir indeed lived within a span of a few decades of each other?
- What is the proof that Shrut Kevali Bhadrabāhu Ji was contemporary of Chandragupta Maurya?
- Are Bimbisar and Shrenik indeed the same person?
- Why is there a total silence of Buddha in all ancient Jain scriptures?
- What proof is that “Natputta” referenced in Buddhist scriptures is 24th Tirthankar Mahavirswami?
- Did Buddha attempt to follow the path of Parshvanath or Mahavira swami, and then he started his “middle Way Path”?
- Do some scholars place Mahavir around 1200 BC and some of them place around 500 BC? Are there any Jain scriptures, monuments, inscriptions that present unequivocal Jain and Indian
histories based on Jain Sthaviravalis and Pattavalis?
- Are there ancient and original Jain Scriptures that connect Vikram Samvat, Shak Samvat, and Mahavir Nirvan Samvat?
- Are there any astronomy data from the ancient Jain scriptures that can be used to date the Nirvan of Mahavirswami?
More information on the symposium and abstracts.
Please note:
- The last date to submit Abstracts is February 15, 2022.
- We are offering hard copies of important reference materials
- We are offering 11,000 INR to selected scholars for submitting scholarly prepared abstracts and papers
- We are offering travel, lodging, and boarding expenses for attending the symposium.
- Abstracts and papers can be presented in any Indian language if they meet the standards for international-level proceedings. Our Symposium Committee will prepare the summary and conclusions
of papers written in other languages.
- Papers are due by April 30, 2022.
Papers should meet international standards for research, and use historical references and citations based on the original scriptures, inscriptions, etc.
For queries, please email us at magnuseng@comcast.net.
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Join Online Jain NRI Pathshala
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With the blessings of 108 Muni Shri 108 Pramansagarji Maharaj, Shefali Ajmera and Nitin Ajmera from New York presents the online Jain NRI Pathshala for kids, teenagers and adults. All classes are starting from February 7, 2022.
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For Teenagers and Adults |
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Students who have basic knowledge of Jainism and are of age 8-12 years can apply for Level 3 where they will be learning.
- Bhaktamar stotra meaning and Recitation
- Chah Dhala (Presented creatively)
The classes will be twice a Week
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Teenagers and adults can register without any prerequisites for Bhaktamar and Chah Dhala (Presented Creatively).
- Level 3: 13 -18 years (01 class in the week).
- Level 3: 18+ years (01 class in the week).
- The medium of teaching is in English.
- Material is available in Hindi and English both.
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Register to join Pathshala.
Register to volunteer. You can be a teacher/admin/
volunteer
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Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya -
Jain Boys and Girls Hostel Project
With the grace of Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabhsuriswarji Maharaj Saheb, Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya is about 110 years old institution for lodging & boarding for boys & girls in Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar &
Udaipur. They have an MBA & BBA college at Vadodara, and also offer loan scholarships to the Engineering & Medical students of all four firkas of Jains in India and abroad.
SMJV had kept a virtual booth in JAINA 2021 and featured
an article on Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya in the October issue of JAIN DIGEST Magazine.
SMJV requests you to make your generous donation for the Surat Jain Boys & Girls Hostel project. All the information on the project and donation schemes is available
here.
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Jain Center Latest News
During the new year, members of the Jain Society of Middle Tennessee (JSMT) collected unexpired vegetarian canned Food and non-perishable items to help homeless and needy people. JSMT members collected 154 pounds of clothes and delivered them to Manna
Cafe, Clarksville, TN. JSMT has no Jain Temple so the members of JSMT are in planning for a Jain Temple in near future.
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Philosophy of Jain Karma Theory
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12 Month Lecture Series by Dr. Arunvijayji Maharaj Saheb
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Class Duration: 1 Hour
Launguage: Hindi
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Date: January 29th, 2021
Time: 11 AM EST | 10 AM CST | 8 AM PST | 9:30 PM IST
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