They were diverse cultures,yet Jainism and Islam blend superbly in the exquisite stone filigreed mosquearchitecture of this city where even emperor Akbar was compelled to ban animalslaughter and Pizza Hut opened its first veggie outlet. James Fergusson, aScottish authority on architecture of 19th century wrote in his monumental work,‘History of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times...
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Raipur, Nov 9 : Renowned Jain Sadhvi Nipunasri died at the famous Rushavdev Jain Temple here this morning. She was 77.Temple sources said, Sadhvi Nipunasri was ailing for the past one month due to old age. She breathed her last at 0655 hrs.Born on August 28, 1932 in Gujarat's Padra taluka, Nipunasri embraced Jainism in 1955 at Dhuliya in Maharashtra and propapated the Jain religion and the doctrine...
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Jains scattered acrossTamil Nadu are originally from Mysore, senior writer Ham Pa Nagarajaiah said onTuesday. Some of the manuscripts published in TN recently have traced theorigins of the community settled there to Mysore, which, he said, is beingdiscussed in academic circles.Speaking after inaugurating aday-long meet on Jainology hosted by the University of Mysore, Hampana stated:some 89 manuscripts...
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Jainism is an integral part of the country’s cultural heritage and stresses on the importance of human life by conveying the message of non-violence and compassion, Tamilnadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala said today.The Governor said this while releasing the books The Happy and Harmonious Family by Maha Pragyaji and The Family and the Nation’ co-authored by Maha Pragyaji and former President of India...
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AHMEDABAD:When Kiran Pandya got his sister's call from Mehsana, he could not believe hisears. Pandya, who had stormed the Jain fraternity in the city along with police,was shocked to know that his beloved sister, who had taken to Jainism and gotdiksha at the age of 9, shunned monk's life to marry to a youth from thecommunity.According to sources, Pandya was in the city for lastthree days, searching...
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