A 2.2-metre sculpture of Bahubali stands on Shravana Betta just a kilometre from the Kanakagiri hills. The statue predates the statuesque Bahubali at Sravanabelagola. Another beauty is a sculpture of Parsvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara in the Jain pantheon, standing on a lotus pedestal under the hood of a snake. Between the ninth and 14th centuries, [...]
Mohini Jain, an Indian American philanthropist, retired teacher and longtime resident of Davis, Calif., Feb. 21 made a $1.5 million donation to U.C. Davis to advance the study of Jainism. As part of the gift, the university will establish the Mohini Jain Presidential Chair for Jain Studies in the Department of Religious Studies. The chair is [...]
The 19th Biennial JAINA Convention is being held from June 30th to July 4th in Edison, NJ at the NEW JERSEY CONVENTION AND EXPO CENTER AT THE RARITAN CENTER. 2017 JAINA Convention Board, and the JAINA Executive Committee look forward to welcoming you. In addition to spiritual development, the Convention will also focus on health and well-being, social and ecological issues. Our [...]
Jain Sadhvi Shri Sudhaji received designation of Uttar Bharat Pravartini From Current Jain Acharya of Shri Vardhman Jain Shvetamber Sthanak Vasi Sangh Shri Shivmuni ji Maharaj. Recommendation of Shri Suman muni ji maharaj , Shri shivmuni ji maharaj decide promote to Shri Jain Sadhvi Sadhuji as Uttar Bharat Pravartini for purpose of Collaboration in Regeneration of [...]
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, who is also an avid animal lover, launched theHappy Animal Project, which, apart from other initiatives, includes the setting up of a stateof-the- art hospital meant for the treatment and well-being of stray animals. The hospital has the backing of the Pune Royal Group, an organization of the Jain community in Pune, [...]
They wear Indian traditional clothes, don tilaks and can also recite the Navkar mantra - when a group of such Japanese nationals visited Gachchanath Manoharpritisurishwar Maharaj at Paldi, other devotees were left stunned. However, for the 'devotees' from Japan, it was nothing out of the ordinary, as they have adopted a number of Jain practices over [...]
Founder of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni addressing the Save Ganga and Save Himalayas Meeting-cum-Panel Discussion at Gandhi Darsan, Rajghat on the occasion of the 86th Anniversary of Gandhiji's Dandi March said that Ganga symbolizes all rivers and water bodies. Giriraj Himalaya symbolizes all mountains, forests, and wildlife; Gandhi symbolizes a culture of Truth [...]
Expressing deep anguish over the demolition of a Jain temple in Lahore, Jain Acharya, Dr. Lokesh Muni, has asked the Indian government to intervene in the matter and get it reinstated. A delegation of Jain monks, led by Acharya Lokesh Muni, met BJP President Amit Shah and discussed future course of action after Pakistan's Punjab government demolished the [...]
Last October, almost three months ago now, roughly 10,000 people from over 70 countries and 30 religious and spiritual traditions attended the sixth Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah - a five-day interfaith conference including 7 plenaries and over 1,000 smaller workshops and panels. The Parliament, founded in 1893 in Chicago, is [...]
Can a legislative chamber be used for purposes other than the sittings of the House? Does the chamber have a certain sanctity, as the seat of the highest representative body in the state, which is inviolable? These questions have arisen in the backdrop of a meeting of the Haryana assembly, which was addressed by Jain religious [...]