Category Archives: Inter-faith Network Activities

Jain-Catholic Dialogue

Summary of Jain Engagement with the Vatican to date. 1986 Contact between the Vatican and the Jain community at the first interfaith prayer meeting held in Assisi, Italy. 1993 Contact established between Jains and Roman Catholics at the Parliament for the Worlds’ Religions Centenary celebrations held in Chicago, USA in August 1993 1995 In February[…]

Jain Community and Faith represented at The Commonwealth Service 2024

The Commonwealth Service, a celebration of the Commonwealth in its 75th anniversary year took place on Monday 11th March 2024, at Westminster Abbey.  The Commonwealth Service is held on the second Monday of March each year and celebrates the people and cultures of all the Commonwealth nations. The service was attended by Queen Camilla, William,[…]

Message from Gareth Thomas MP

  Message to the Jain Community from Gareth Thomas MP I am writing to you following the celebration of Lord Mahavir’s birth anniversary. I hope that you were blessed to be able to spend time with loved ones on this most auspicious of days, even if that was via ‘Zoom’ or ‘Skype’ or “old style”[…]

Joint Hustings by Jains & Zoroastrians & Launch of Jain Manifesto for 2019 UK General Elections

Institute of Jainology and Zoroastrian Community hosted a joint husting on November 20, 2019 at Zoroastrian Centre in Harrow. The event was attended by prospective parliamentary candidates for Harrow East, Harrow West, Ruislip, Pinner and Northwood from Labour and Conservatives Parties and approximately 100 Jain & Zoroastrian community members. Bob Blackman (Conservative) & Pamela Fitzpatrick[…]

Jains Create a Living Legacy to Peace

To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this October, the Jain community have established a unique living legacy for peace and harmony in Harrow, North West London.   With enthusiasm and warm hearts over 250 members of the Jain and Interfaith community including school groups and children gathered together at Kenton Recreation Ground[…]

New Launch: Interfaith Worship and Prayer

Jessica Kingsley Publishers have published a book titled ‘Interfaith Worship and Payer’. It has been edited by Christopher Lewis, an Anglican priest and former Dean of Christ Church in the University of Oxford and Dan Cohn-Sherbok a Reform Rabbi and a Professor Emeritus of Judaism at the University of Wales. His Holiness the Dalai Lama[…]

Planting for Peace: Ahimsa Peace Forest & Peace Garden

  This year is 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and it is being commemorated by several Indian communities in the UK during this year by holding a variety of programs and events.  OneJAIN, the union of UK Jain communities are proud to announce a ‘Planting for Peace’ flagship tree-planting project to celebrate the life of[…]

Her Majesty the Queen Hosts Faith & Belief Communities Reception

On 25th June 2019, Her Majesty The Queen hosted a special reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the work of Faith and Belief Communities in helping to bring communities together. The reception took place in the spectacular Blue Drawing Room overlooking the Palace lawns, where Her Majesty greeted each of the 160 community workers described[…]

OneJAIN & the Institute of Jainology Declare Solidarity with the People of Sri Lanka

London 23rd April 2019 The Chair of Board of Directors of the Institute of Jainology issued a statement on behalf of the Institute and OneJAIN sympathising with the people of Sri Lanka and expressing the solidarity of the Jain community with them in their hour of sadness. He also wrote to H E The High[…]

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak April 17th 2019

  The Directors of the Institute of Jainolgy and the Executive Officers of all the member organisations of OneJAIN extend their greetings all Jains worldwide their best wishes on this auspicious day. Contemplating on teachings of Bhagwan Mahavir even for one day – today, will cast a bright light of joy and bliss on you.[…]