International School for Jain Academic Studies ( ISJS), JAINA  and. Sarah Hadmack of the University of Hawaii at Honolulu will be launching a major effort in early July 2008, to create a comprehensive data base of Jain academicians, Jain scholars and Jain related books in the libraries of the world. Bobby Tarumi; will be working under the guidance of Sarah Hadmack on this project. Bobby’s chief role will be data mining.

For further information, please contact:

Sarah Hadmack: minis@hawaii.edu     

Dr.Sulekh Jain: scjain@earthlink.net

In March of this year Windward Community College ’s newspaper, the Ka Ohana, featured the ISSJS participants from WCC.  Here is the link to the article  Read more »

After the inauguration of ISSJS2008 at IIC and visits to Jain Lal Mandir and Baradari Sthanak, the school started its formal academic sessions at Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidhyapeeth. We had lectures by a number of Jain scholars on subjects ranging from uniqueness of Jainism to its history, sects, Mahavir, festivals, rituals, music, health care, metaphysics and Jain art. There were lively discussions in most of sessions.

The evenings were utilized to visit Jain temples (Ahimsa Sthal and Badi Dadabari), Sanskriti (centre of Indian art museums and teaching campus) and an exhibition of Jain art pilgrimages.

 The school leaves for Jaipur via a three days pilgrimage to Mathura, Gwalior, Sonagir and Deogarh showcasing Jain art of Central India with vast treasures of Jain images from 1st century BC till now.

Some of the highlights of the stay are:

• Recital of Jain pujas by Prof Jai Kumarji with musicians for practical demonstration.
• Illustrated lectures by Professors D.C.Jain and S.C.Manchanda (leading medical practitioners and professors of Delhi) on application of Jain principles for better health with emphasis on diet, stress and emotions management.
• Exposure to Jain temples and Sanskriti show casing Indian art.
• Excellent lecture by Rajinder Jain on Jain music with live presentations. Got a standing ovation. His latest album on Navkar by him and Lata Mangeshkar was a big hit.

• An evening n session with highly educated Jain women from Vasantika discussing issues such as marriage and divorce, pregnancy and abortion, puja and karma.
• An evening for 19 students (one month program) with Shugan and Uma at their residence to give an idea of how Jain’s live and their homes.
• Visit to Adhyatam Sadhna Kendra for live session on Preksha Dhyan by Swami Dharma Nand and recommended diet for healthy and stress free life.

Lal Mandir

Visit to Sanskriti

Visit to Dadabari

Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapeeth

Scholars welcomed at Ahimsa Sthal

Group Photograph

Prof. James with Dr. Shugan Jain

Mr. Rajender Jain

Ladies Session

Scholars doing meditation

Get together at Dr. Shugan Jain’s Residence

Get together at Dr. Shugan Jain’s Residence

Prof Vachaspati Upadhyay inaugurated 4th ISSJS on 1st June 2008 at India International Centre New Delhi.

Navakar Mantra by Lata Mangeshkar, melody queen of India kept the entire auditorium by the holy Jain mantra. Then at 10AM sharp, Ashish Jain BE(Delhi) MBA (IIMA) and a very successful young businessman who compared the entire program as is a professional MC, briefed the audience about with ISSJS. Mrs. Dr Indu Jain, a noted TV personality and singer of devotional songs sang the invocation mantra (sarawati vandana or homage to the goddess of knowledge) followed by a devotional song. Read more »

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