Tibet House with support of Institute of Jainology and Shree Vinod Tailor, has arranged a lecture by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at London Coliseum on 20th September. The lecture is titled Ahimsa – India’s Contribution to the World Ahimsa is a subject very close to His Holiness’s heart and few names are so immediately[…]
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Members of the IoJ Education Team represented ONE JAIN at the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Battersea Park Peace Pagoda and inter-faith prayers for peace on Sunday 13th June 2015. The celebration was organised by Nipponzan Miyohoji, the Japanese Buddhist order, which built the Pagoda in 1985. Jainism has been represented at the peace prayers for[…]
Members of the IoJ Education Team attended the 29th Anniversary celebration of the London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park on Saturday, 21t June. A prayer ceremony is held each year and IoJ has had the pleasure of representing Jainism. Many faith organisations were represented and after a ceremonial start, each faith recited their prayer for[…]
It was 19th May 1964 when Pope Paul VI instituted the “Secretariat for Non-Christians”, the forerunner of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) at The Holy See. Monday, 19th May 2014 was the Golden Anniversary celebration and the auditorium was filled by over 250 representatives from the Catholic Church as well as many other[…]
Institute of Jainology has been developing relationship with the Vatican since 1991 and this relationship is getting closer year on year. The Institute had initiated a visit by the Roman Catholic Archbishop in the UK to meet the Jain community at the Oshwal Centre, Potters Bar. Oshwal Association of the UK had hosted the visit[…]
Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park, London celebrated its 28th anniversary on Saturday 22nd June. Nipponzan Myohoji had invited several faiths to recite their prayers for world peace. Dr Harshad Sanghrajka the Deputy Chairman of the Institute of Jainology represented the Jain faith. He recited three selected verses from the Jain litany of BRIHAD SHANTI PATH. He[…]
H E Cardinal Tauran Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Inter Religious Affairs visited UK recently specifically to meet the Jains, Sikhs and Hindus in their drive to build closer relationship with these religions. He visited the Shikharbandhi Jain temple at the Oshwal Centre Potters Bar. His party was hosted by both the Institute of Jainology and the Oshwal Association of the UK. He addressed some 300 Jains gathered for the occasion He said; “….The rise of religious fundamentalism and the increase in the instances of inter-religious tensions in different parts of the contemporary world seem to make the sceptics of religions blame religion for all the ills affecting society. Let there be no doubt that religions are the cause of love, unity and peace and if any religion teaches the contrary, is no religion at all.” His talk was followed by an exchange of views from both Roman Catholic and Jain perspectives on theme of non violence as a contribution to peace. Prof Nalini Balbir gave the Jain perspective and Father Barnes the Roman Catholic.
Institute of Jainology has established itself as a representative Jain organisation in the UK and world-wide over the past 25 years. The first important event was the Jain delegation which presented the JAIN DECLARATION ON NATURE to HRH Duke of Edinburgh at the Palace when Jainism became formally recognised as the ninth religion in England. […]
Institute of Jainology and Oshwal Association of the United Kingdom jointly hosted the visit of the Religions & Cultures Group from the Spelthorne University of Third Age. The group was led by their Co-ordinator: Elaine Rowsell who organised the visit through Harshadbhai. On Monday, 15th October, Harshad N Sanghrajka and Vinay K Shah of IOJ[…]
Institute of Jainology had led a delegation to the Vatican in December 2011 following the first it led in February 1995. A Communique was issued at the conclusion of a two and a half hour meeting. H H The Pope had received gifts from the Deputy Chairman of the Institute.