Jivdaya during Paryushan is the most important of the 5 duties of a Shravak. That is the reason the first day of Paryushan is devoted to AMARI PRAVARTANA - a vow to not indulge in the violence of any kind. We express our acceptance of that vow by contributing to the Jivdaya fund.

With the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Jain Centers across the country are having to cancel their planned activities for the 2020 Paryushan Mahaparv. In absence of these activities, JAINA has coordinated many virtual events for you to participate in. We will offer daily lectures in Gujarati by Dr. Kumarpal Desai, Hindi by Dr. Jitendra B. Shah and in English by Dr. Bipin Doshi. In addition to daily lectures, we will also be providing virtual Samvatsari Pratikaman for Svetamber, Sthanakvasi, and in English for both East Coast and West Cost participants. The schedules will be posted below.

Gujarati Lecture by Dr. Kumarpal Desai -

Hindi Lecture by Dr. Jitendra B. Shah

English Lecture (August 15th - 22nd) by Dr. Bipin Doshi

Jivdaya during Paryushan is the most important of the 5 duties of a Shravak. That is the reason the first day of Paryushan is devoted to AMARI PRAVARTANA - a vow to not indulge in the violence of any kind. We express our acceptance of that vow by contributing to the Jivdaya fund.