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Jain Bhawan: Its Aims and Objects

Vol. 36 · No. No. 2October - 2001pp. 101–102English

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The article outlines the aims and activities of Jain Bhawan, an institution established to preserve and promote Jain religious and cultural heritage. Its objectives include providing a place of worship and propagation of Jain teachings; establishing educational facilities such as a kindergarten, high school, and hostel; offering scholarships and free medical clinics; organizing seminars and lectures; promoting the study of Jain scriptures and languages like Prakrit, Ardhamagadhi and Sanskrit; maintaining a well-equipped library and reading room; publishing the quarterly Jain Journal; fostering cooperation with other social and religious organizations; and constructing a hall for religious and cultural functionsimage/. The article emphasizes that the Bhawan will run charitable dispensaries, help needy students, conduct annual celebrations of Tirthankara festivals, arrange exhibitions, and provide facilities for research scholarsimage/. By enumerating these programmes, the author encourages support and donations from readers to realize Jain Bhawan’s mission of serving the community.

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Jain Bhawan’s comprehensive programme combines worship, education, charity and cultural preservation. It seeks to nurture future generations through schools and scholarships while providing a platform for research, festivals and publications. The article highlights the need for community support to sustain these projectsimage/.

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  • “The establishment of the Jain Bhawan in 1945 in the Burra Bazar area of Calcutta by eminent members of the Jain Community, the Jain Bhawan has kept the stream of Jain philosophy and religion flowing steadily in eastern India for the last over fifty years.”
  • “To achieve these goals, the Jain Bhawan runs the following programmes in various fields.”
  • “Realising that there is a need for research on Jainism and that scholarly knowledge needs to be made public, the Bhawan in its role as a research institution brings out three periodicals : Jain Journal in English, ‘Titthayara’ in Hindi and ‘Sramana’ in Bengali.”

Works cited in this article

  1. The Bhagavati Sutra [in English) Parts 1 to 4
  2. Barsat ki Rat (A Rainy Night) [in Hindi], Panchadarshi [in Hindi]
  3. Bangal ka Adi Dharma (Pre-historic religion of Bengal)
  4. Prasnottare Jaina-dharma (in Bengali) (Jain religion in questions and answers).
  5. Weber's Sacred Literature of the Jains.

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