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”[…]
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An International Interfaith Seminar was jointly organized by K. J. Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham (India) and GRISO from the University of Navarra (Spain) in January/February 2013. at Somaiya Vidyavihar, Mumbai. It was in continuation of a fruitful tradition started in 1998. The theme of the seminar was «The Cosmic Elements in Religion, Philosophy, Art and Literature).[…]
JAIN TALES The Institute is proud to have launch its latest publication, Jain Tales during the Ahimsa Day Celebration on 20th October at the House of Commons. Jain Tales is the 2nd book in the Learn Jainism series, which together with the accompanying websire – LearnJainism.org – meet the needs of the National Curriculum for[…]
Acharyashri Pujya Jambuvijayji ms, recently left his mortal coil following a tragic car accident in Rajesthan. There is no doubt that he was a great Jain scholar of our times. It was to him that the Jain scholars worldwide flocked to for seeking clarifications on their philosophical and literary quests from the Jain text. Muni[…]
Launch of the first Jain text book for children Harrow Council Chamber was the appropriate venue for the first launch of DISCOVER JAINISM, the first ever book on the ancient Indian faith of Jainism that is aimed at schools in the UK. This is the first in the series LEARN JAINISM, initiated by the[…]
Hon. Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh Launches the Jain Manuscripts Catalogue of The British Library in Delhi on Saturday, 27th May, 2006 27th May 2006 will be a landmark day in the history of the Institute. Honourable Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh launched the catalogue of some 1400[…]