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1. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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Jai Jinendra!
Wish you and your family Happy Diwali and spiritually enlightening New Year!
Bhagwan Mahavir attained Moksha on Diwali day at mid-night in Pavapuri, Bihar in
527 B.C.. Let us celebrate Mahavir Nirvana with prayers and compassion for all living
beings.
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JAINA recently
launched Women’s Committee during JAINA BOD/EC meetings in Los Angeles. Details
are below. Kindly provide your feedback at adomadia@cisco.com.
Warm Regards,
Ashok Domadia
JAINA President
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2. SPOTLIGHT
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Diwali And Bhagwan Mahavir
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JAINs celebrate Diwali & Mahavir Nirvana on the new-moon day of Kartik.
Bhagwan Mahavir Nirvana in 527 BC. The festival falls on the last day of the month
of Asho, the end of the year in the Indian calendar. But the celebration starts
in the early morning of the previous day as Lord Mahavir commenced his last sermon
(final discourse known as Uttaradhyayan), which lasted until the night of Diwali.
Lord Mahavira was 71 years and 6 and a half month of age. It was the rainy season
and he was staying in Pawapuri, Bihar (India).
>>Click here to Read More
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3. VEGAN DAY CELEBRATION
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World Compassion Vegan Day Celebrated on Nov 1 in Jain Sanghs across North America
On November 1st, Jain Centers across US held events focused on Compassion, Veganism,
and Jiv Daya sponsored by the Ahimsak Eco-Vegan committee. The goal of this day
was to spread awareness of a more compassionate, plant-based lifestyle within the
Jain community and extended community at large. The event focused on topics such
as animal welfare, health, environment, lifestyle, and a vegan + Jain lunch to achieve
this goal.
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4. WOMEN'S COMMITTTEE LAUNCHED
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JAINA Women’s Committee has been established. It is
globally relevant , socially responsible and locally reachable!
Our Mission
- To provide a platform to all women followers of path of Ahimsa/Jain way of life
to organize as a group.
- To promote personal growth, social wellbeing and spiritual progress of all women
- To promote peace and harmony at different levels- family, community, nation and
international through nonviolence/Ahimsa
- To collaborate with other women groups to work towards common goal of promoting
peace.
>> Click here to read more
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5. VEERAYATAN GLOBAL CONVENTION
REGISTRATION DEADLINE - DEC 31, 2015 |
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3rd Veerayatan Global Convention at Rajgir, Bihar on January
24 – 26, 2016. The three day convention will celebrate the very essence of Veerayatan:
Seva (Service), Shiksha (Education) and Sadhana (Spiritual Development).
This is an opportunity to understand various initiatives undertaken
by Veerayatan and molding its future path to uplift peace and prosperity on earth
through value based education while advancing Lord Mahaveer’s message of Compassion
in Action – Acharya Shri Chandanaji’s lifelong mission.
>> Click here to read more
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6. JAIN DIGEST MATRIMONIAL
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Jain Digest is offering matrimonial advertisement for the first
time. Please download form below and send completed form to
mukusha@gmail.com. Next Jain Digest is currently
in development, so please submit your form soon.
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