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| 1. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Jai Jinendra! Parvadhiraj Parva Paryushan and Das Lakshana is starting from coming week. We request all our readers to send your articles at [email protected]. We would publish the relevant articles in the daily newsletter during the celebrations. Floods in Gujarat have devastating consequences for humans as well as animals in affected areas. Both the World Community Service of JAINA and the Jivdaya Committee of JAINA have started fund drives for relief purposes. Jains of North America have always responded generously in the past whenever and wherever disaster strikes. I am sure our community will respond in the exemplary manner in this instance too. Please go to www.jaina.org for details on both relief drives. The letter received from Kellog’s is produced in this newsletter for your reference purpose only. Warm Regards, Gunvant Shah JAINA President 08-11-2017 |
| 2. QUOTE May the state of Arhats, the Siddhas and the Vitranagas be my goal. - Bhagwan Mahavir |
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| 4. KELLOGG'S USES GELATIN IN ITS PRODUCT According to Kellogg’s, gelatin is used to help the texture of the product and is derived from either beef or pork. In the United States, gelatin derived from beef is found in all varieties of Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal. Read the information for their other products. Q: Do Mini-Wheats have pork gelatin? If not, what kind? A: Gelatin is used to help the texture of the product and is derived from either beef or pork. In the United States, gelatin derived from beef is found in all varieties of Kellogg's® Frosted Mini-Wheats® cereal. We have included the information for our other products below. Gelatin derived from pork is found in the following in the U.S:
This information applies to products sold in the United States. Products sold in other countries may have different ingredients and nutrition information. |
5. JAIN CENTER NEWS   What a wonderful father’s day picnic in June 2017, which turnout great. There was yummy food, amazing kid’s presentations, inspiring lecture from Pandit Sanjeevji Godha and a fantastic social atmosphere for us to get together and have a good time. |
| 6.JAIN STORY VAJRAKUMAR  In the city of Tumbivan, there lived a rich Brahmin called Dhangiri. He had a beautiful wife named Sunanda. Their life was full of joy. After a while, when Sunanda was pregnant she saw a beautiful dream one night. She told this to her husband who was also a scholar. He told his wife that she would give birth to a bright and beautiful child. She felt very happy and the time was slipping just fine. |
| 7. SHATRUNJAY SERIES #13 PADMAVATI TEMPLE & THE SNAKES KINDOM  The Padmavati temple is part of the Shri Pujya Toonk. The entrance is to the right, past the benches and water station. As you enter, notice the water reservoir, or parab, on the left. Now look to the right. These are individual shrines for each of the 24 tirthankars with idols and footprints. The tree beside each shrine is different. It matches the tree under which that tirthankar achieved enlightenment, also known as moksh or “Kevalgyan”. Inside the shrine, the color of the footprints matches the color associated with that tirthankar: gold, red, black, greenish blue, and white. The idols are also carved in the same posture that each tirthankar achieved “Kevalgyan.” Pretty neat, right? Next, let’s go to the medium-sized shrine in the center of the courtyard. It is the temple dedicated to Padmavati Devi. Padavati is the protective goddess of Lord Parshwanath, twenty-third Jain Tirthankar. She is an important religious deity in her own right and is very popular amongst Jains. A snake’s hood covers her head, and she sits on a lotus flower. Look for a small image of the Lord Parshwanath placed in her crown. According to one Jain sect, Parshvanath saved two snakes that had been trapped in a burning log when a he was young prince. Later, one of these snakes as reborn as Dharanendra, the lord of the snake, or “Nag”, kingdom. The other was reborn as Padmavati. They sheltered Parshvanath when he was harassed by the snake Meghalin. While Padmavati is Parshwanath’s protective goddess, Dharnendra is his Attendant God, or “Yaksha”. Every few years, there have also sightings of snakes here by the security guards and other employees who are the only ones allowed to be on the hill at night. Nobody else can stay overnight. As you turn back and head to the entrance, the temples you see on the distant mountain peak is our final destination. You’re 75% of the way there! Read the story or listen to an amazing audio clip in or |
| 8. VEGAN RECIPE SAVORY CHICKPEA PANCAKES/BESAN CHILLA Ingredients: For Pancakes 
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| 9. CHILDREN'S CORNER |
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