Volume : 124 Issue No. : 124 Month : November, 2010 "What would be the condition of the Indian Sanskrit literature if the contribution of the Jains were removed? The more I study Jain literature the more happy and wonder struck I am." .......................Dr. Hertel, Germany SAINTS APEX SHRAMAN SANGH SAINTS TO MEET IN 2011 AT DELHI Dr. Shiv Muni, head of the sect and fourth Acharya of Jain Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Shraman Sangh has announced that a congregation of saints belonging to this order shall be held in 2011. In order to make efficient arrangements for this conference, an executive committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Shri Sumati Lal Karnawat and presidentship of Kesari Mal Burad (Bangalore). Other active community members working for this conference are Nemi Chand Chopra (Pali), Paras Chajjer (Mumbai), Mohan Lal Chopra (Nasik), Ramesh Chand Jain (Delhi), Vimal Chand Dhariwal (Arkonam), Sher Singh Jain (Delhi), Bal Chand Khakhad (Mumbai), Amit Rai Jain (Barot), R. D. Jain (Delhi), Salek Chand Jain (Delhi), Jawari Lal Kankaria (Pali), Anand Prakash Jain (Delhi), Manmohan Jain (Mujaffar Nagar), Lal Chand Jain (Delhi) and Sukhbir Jain (Delhi). A formal announcement about formation of arrangement committee is expected shortly. Mr. Nemi Chand Chopra, a prominent leader of Sthanakwasi Sect informed Ahimsa Times, that this is going to be an important event for the community happening after 23 years. Last congregation was organised in 1987 at Pune. Although in that summit, it was decided to hold similar events every 5 years, but, it could not be worked out. This will be an opportunity for prominent saints to discuss many issues face to face and also to remove some of the misunderstandings prevailing for quite some time. It will give a chance to the saint community to frame rules and regulations concerning their movements, lifestyle and rituals. The issue of discipline etc. can also be discussed. The convention will benefit all concerned. According to Mr. Sher Singh, another prominent community member and office bearer of All India Sthanakwasi Jain Conference, they are working on the arrangements including exact date, venue and agenda of the conference. More than five hundred saints are likely to participate in this mega event happening in Delhi. The senior prominent saints likely to be present include Acharya Shivmuni, sarvashri Saubhgya Muni (Kumud), Roop Muni (Rajat), Amar Muni, Ramesh Muni, Ravinder Muni, Jitendra Muni. CRIME BRANCH TO INVESTIGATE CASES OF CHILD TRAFFICKING The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has been roped in to investigate the wider conspiracy behind a case of human trafficking, wherein kids were brought into the capital by a sadhvi and her accomplices and then sold to childless couples here. A 57- year-old sadhvi along with six others was arrested for allegedly kidnapping minor children and then selling them to childless couple. Delhi Police also claimed to have rescued four children, aged between one and seven years, from their clutches. Police said the gang used to operate in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. According to the police, the arrest came following complaints from parents of children kidnapped in past few months. Following the complaints, surveillance was mounted in Neb Sarai and Sangam Vihar areas and soon the cops tracked a woman and her husband who were trying to sell children, police said. The couple was identified as Mona (20) and her husband Afroz (21). They are in police custody and are being questioned. Working on leads provided by the couple, police zeroed in on Sadhvi Binaji Maharaj of Khanpur. It was further revealed that the racket is spread in various parts of Delhi following which four more persons, including three women and a man, were picked up. During questioning, these four accused revealed that they used to kidnap children and took the abducted kids to the sadhvi. It was the sadhvi who struck deals with childless couples and sold the kids for anything between Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh. The sadhvi used to keep a large portion of the ill-gotten money while the rest was distributed among the other gang members. Sources said the gang had been operating for the past two years and was allegedly involved in more than two dozen such cases. "We have taken them under police remand for questioning. The gang members would first conduct a recky in an area posing as salesmen, rag pickers and maids and after identifying the victim they would kidnap the child," said a senior police officer. The other accused have been identified as Afroz, Nanhi, Zuber, Khusboo, Mona and Saira — all are residents of Sangam Vihar and Khanpur. It is understood that so called Sadhvi Beenaji was disowned by the religious body of apex saints several years back. She was not participating in any known forum related with any Jain institution. She was misrepresenting to be a Jain Sadhwi. THE JAIN RELIGION / BELIEF & PHILOSOPHY.....DIGMABER JAIN SAINTS - K. S. Jain E-Mail: [email protected] - The people who get hurt after seeing the Sadhu nakedness are stuck at the skin level. Problem is with their way of looking at things and not with the underlying principle of Digambaratav. A child when born is also naked, why is it that we are never hurt looking at naked kids or looking at the mother feeding the babies. In fact that seems to be so pleasant. It is because we look at it with a different point of view. Our mother sister and daughter and wife all are females but our feelings are different for each one of these relations. It is just the drishti with which we look at it. Drishti badalne se sansar badal jaata hai. In same way these veetragi sadhus who have conquered all their passions of kaam krodh and moh and lobh should not be compared by the ones who are still in the grip of passions. Shouldn't we change our perception of the nakedness of these sadhus who are doing Aatmik saadhna? We don't need clothes when we are kids, clothes are needed when we start looking at the world with the glasses of good/bad. Digambar Jain Sadhus observe 100% non violence and veetraagtaa by giving up all physical comforts and wants and they become as pure as kids. Just spend a day with these Jain munis and then you will understand the significance of their lifestyle. You might have read about it before but without understanding the philosophy, with this you have just burdened yourself with some information but not gained anything out of it. If you see nakedness in anyone be it Jain Muni or any other being, you have not conquered your own passions, so the problem is with the perspective. Get out of this trouble of Kaam Vaasna and you will feel free and light .. just like the Digambar Jain Munis. औरंगाबाद म बना दुनया का सबसे लंबा टंग काड शुवार 15 से रववार 17 अगत 08 को एक अनोखे कायम का आयोजन मुनी तणसागरजी के तवावधान म आयोिजत कया गया। वह है- दुनया का सबसे लंबा टंग काड. लगभग 1000 फट लंबा यह काड अब तक का दुनया का सबसे लंबा टंग काड है, िजसका नाम नीज बुक ऑफ वड रकाड म दज होने क भी संभावना है। इसपर 1008 आम लोग वारा मुनी के त अपनी भावना लखीत वप म यत क गई। 17 तारख को यह काड मुनी को भट कया गया। इस काड पर अपनी भांवाजल यत करने हेतु पूव मुयमंी मनोहरराव जोशी, सासंद चंकांत खैरे, आमदार कशवचंद तनवाणी सहत पूरे देश से कई गणमाय यित पधार रहे ह इस दवसीय आयोजन म लगभग एक लाख लोग वारा भट द गई। इस आयोजन क मुय संकपना पारस जैन, नासक क है। उहने इस आयोजन के उेश के बारे म कहते हु ए कहा क, हम मुनी के वचार को एवं उनके त लोगक भावना को पूरे देश सहत पूरे दुनया म पहु चाना चाहते है तथा मुनी ने आज तक कई नये नये रकाड बनाये है। रकाड के इस बादशाह का नाम हम रकाड क गीता नीज बुक ऑफ वड रकाड म लखना चाहते है। PRESIDENT OF MADHYA PRADESH KAZI ASSOCIATION SEEKS BLESSINGS FROM MUNISHREE TARUN SAGAR JI AT BHOPAL Speaking at a public meeting of heads of different religious organisations at Saket Shakti Nagar in Bhopal recently, Muni Shri Tarun Sagar Ji Maharaj mentioned that we should keep our friends, pictures and character clean because these three items are the basic requirements of life. Head of Madhya Pradesh Kazi Association and city Kazi, Mr. Amanullah, Mahant Baba Chandrama Das from Hindu community, Dharm Guru Sardar Gyani Dileep Singh from Sikh community and Father Anand Marangkul from Christian community were present in the meeting. Shri Narendra Tongya and Tarachand Jain representing Jain community were also present. Kazi Amanullah paid his respects and sought blessings from Muni Shri Tarun Sagar Ji. VIDEO CLIPPING OF ACHARYA SHANTISAGAR JI - From: Dr. Amit Prakash Jain, E-Mail: [email protected] - Most of us must be aware of the name "Charitra Chakravarti Acharya Sri Shantisagarji". He was the pioneer digamber muni in the 20th century. About Acharya Shantisagarji, Mahatma Gandhi had written to then prime minister of Britain Mr. Churchill, that if he wanted to see great naked fakir or saint he can come to India to see Acharya Shantisagarji Maharaj.