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JAIN VISHVA BHARATI<br />
INSTITUTE<br />
LADNUN341306,(RAJASTHAN)<br />
INDIA<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Seminar</strong><br />
On<br />
“The Role of Jainism in<br />
Evolving a New Paradigm of<br />
Philosophy”<br />
FEBRUARY 21-23, 2008<br />
Call for papers/registration<br />
Organized by<br />
Department of Jainology and<br />
Comparative Religion & Philosophy<br />
: Venue: -<br />
Conference Hall<br />
Jain Vishva Bharati<br />
Ladnun-341306 (Rajasthan)<br />
Tel.:01581-222230, 222110, 224332<br />
Fax: 222160, 222230<br />
Email: c.pragya@rediffmail.com<br />
Website: http/www.jvbi.ac.in<br />
About the Institute:<br />
Jain Vishva Bharati Institute is located within<br />
the campus of Jain Vishva Bharati (JVB)<br />
Ladnun, a center of education, literature,<br />
culture, social service, meditation and<br />
spirituality which was founded in 1970 under<br />
the inspiration of late Acharya Tulsi, the saint<br />
and scholar,. In 1991, the Government of<br />
India notified JVBI as Deemed to be<br />
University under Section 3 of University<br />
Grant Commission Act, 1956. The Institute<br />
continues to enjoy the patronage of Jain<br />
Vishva Bharati in its campus. Late Acharya<br />
Tulsi was the first constitutional Anushasta<br />
(moral and spiritual disciplinarian) of the<br />
Institute. Acharya Mahaprajna is its present<br />
Anushasta.<br />
The Jain Vishva Bharati Institute endeavours<br />
to promote, practice and propagate the high<br />
ideas of anekant, ahimsa, tolerance and<br />
peaceful co-existence for the weal of the<br />
mankind.<br />
The main objective of the Institute is to<br />
provide instruction & training and conduct<br />
research & experimentation in the field of<br />
oriental learning, shraman culture and other<br />
related subjects. It aims at working out a<br />
synthesis of the spiritual heritage of ancient<br />
Jain scriptures with modern touch.<br />
Even though Ladnun is located in arid zone,<br />
the campus is full of greenery with parks and<br />
gardens. The environment is free from<br />
pollution and noise, ideal for studies,<br />
research and meditation.<br />
About the Department:<br />
Jainology has one of the richest heritages of<br />
learning and culture, with a tradition of<br />
tolerance, catholicity and synthesis. The<br />
Department of Jainology and Comparative<br />
Study has come into being as project even<br />
before recognition of JVBI as a Deemed to<br />
be University. After recognition it has<br />
completed its 15 years of glorious<br />
achievements. It has produced more then 100<br />
PG students. The number of the students of<br />
the department who have qualified is also
matter of pride. The department has also the<br />
unique distinction of being the first in<br />
producing the scholars who are serving the<br />
academic institutions of repute in different<br />
capacities at national and international levels.<br />
The regular Ph.D. programme was ushered in<br />
1996 where as The M.Phil. course was added<br />
to the department in the year 2005.. The<br />
Department is proud to have produced, so far,<br />
50 Ph.D., 1 D.Litt. and 14 M.Phil holders.<br />
The UGC sponsored Refresher Course are<br />
being conducted regularly by the Department<br />
since 2005. As a major academic exercise,<br />
national seminar, international summer<br />
schools, workshops, educational tours,<br />
lectures by the visiting professors and special<br />
talks by the faculty members etc. are being<br />
held for enhancing Jain and comparative<br />
studies. The writing, editing, translation of<br />
the study materials for DEC and of the Jain<br />
philosophical classical texts are being done<br />
by the faculty members.<br />
Need and Relevance of the <strong>Seminar</strong>:<br />
Jainism is an ancient eastern religion. The<br />
cardinal principles of Jainism propounded by<br />
Lord Mahavira, since twenty-six century ago<br />
are based on reverence for life, equality,<br />
equanimity and a sense of interdependence.<br />
The Jain philosophy has enriched the arena of<br />
human thought by its principle of ‘Anekant’<br />
i.e. non-absolutism. The Jain culture has<br />
exercised profound influence on the lives of<br />
millions of people through their non-violent<br />
attitude, universal friendliness and restraint<br />
behaviour to have peace in this materialistic<br />
world. It is to note that Jain community is<br />
well known for its significant qualities of<br />
vegetarianism, non-absolutism and nonviolence<br />
in every aspect of life. These<br />
principles are most relevant in the present<br />
era, when human existence is experiencing<br />
problems like decaying of values which is<br />
giving birth to terrorism, fundamentalism and<br />
other related problems.<br />
Today the entire world is facing global<br />
threats of economic inequality, disparity,<br />
poverty, war, ecological disaster and spiritual<br />
despair. Moreover, in the age of<br />
globalization, members of remote clans have<br />
now become our immediate neighbours, in<br />
both actual and virtual realities. With the<br />
emergence of such a global village arises<br />
need for a dialogue on global ethics and<br />
intercultural faith. Traditional ethical systems<br />
were developed primarily to deal with human<br />
relationships within a particular ethnic,<br />
religious and cultural group. In this global<br />
village, however, we are more and more<br />
interacting with people with ideals, ideas,<br />
cultures, religions and customs very different<br />
from ours and from each other. In this era, a<br />
new paradigm of philosophy appropriate for<br />
global ethics, intercultural dialogue and<br />
ecological balance would, thus, enable us to<br />
deal with such entirely new relationships.<br />
The ideas of global ethics, inter-cultural<br />
dialogue, equality, equanimity, and human<br />
solidarity unfold themselves in the nonviolent,<br />
restraint, rational and symbiotic Jain<br />
ethics of tolerance, interdependence and<br />
reciprocity, and in its realistic and pluralistic<br />
postulates which preserve unity and diversity<br />
without undermining any one of the two.<br />
Although our religious or philosophical<br />
traditions are diverse, like the natural<br />
environment, we are discovering the global<br />
interdependence of human hearts and minds.<br />
We need to participate in the modern<br />
experience of interfaith encounters and<br />
exchanges, which marks a new phase in the<br />
human quest to discover our full humanity.<br />
Jainism has a lot to share with the people of<br />
the world in solving problems arising<br />
because of dogmatism, materialism,<br />
consumerism, terrorism, science and<br />
technology. To think of the solutions of the<br />
problems stated and unstated by correlating<br />
Jainism with humanities and other social<br />
sciences is the aim of this seminar.<br />
The Sub-themes:
• Jainism and modern, post-modern<br />
and contemporary philosophy<br />
• The role of Jainism in evolving a<br />
global ethics (applied, practical, bioethics<br />
and environmental ethics)<br />
• The role of Jainism in developing<br />
intercultural faith<br />
• The role of Jainism in socio-economic<br />
conflict Resolution<br />
• The role of Jainism in human<br />
solidarity through Ahimsa (Nonviolence),<br />
Anekant and<br />
Icchaparimana (limit of wants,<br />
consumption and possession)<br />
• The role of Jain Meditation in<br />
transformation of consciousness (with<br />
special reference to the bio-chemical<br />
and emotional changes)<br />
Or<br />
• The role of science of Living, an<br />
innovative experiment in education<br />
based on Jain spiritual concept of<br />
development of human personality, in<br />
fulfillment of the real purpose of<br />
education.<br />
Paper Submission:<br />
1. The abstract of the presentation should<br />
reach to the co-coordinator by Dec. 15, 2007<br />
the last date for submission the full papers is<br />
Jan. 10,2008.<br />
2.The participation of delegates will be<br />
subjected to writing a paper on any one of the<br />
themes of their choice and submitting the<br />
same by the stipulated date. The presentation<br />
of paper in the seminar will, however, be<br />
limited to only the selected ones.<br />
3.The length of the paper should not be more<br />
then 10-12 pages on A4 size paper, with one<br />
and half spacing, and font size12. Soft copy<br />
of full paper should also be submitted in the<br />
form of CD.<br />
Participants:<br />
Limited number of distinguished thinkers,<br />
educationist and practitioners will be taken as<br />
speakers in the seminar. They will come from<br />
different religious organizations missionaries<br />
NGOs and schools of Social Work in India.<br />
Boarding and Lodging:<br />
Outside participants will be provided free and<br />
modest board and lodging facilities within<br />
the campus from evening of 20 th Feb. 2008.<br />
Only vegetarian food will be served during<br />
seminar.<br />
The delegates are requested to intimate<br />
clearly and positively the date and time of<br />
their arrival, to the Coordinator by 10 th<br />
Feb., 2008 by post or email.<br />
AC II class railway fare or actual bus fare<br />
will be paid to those outstation participants<br />
whose papers are presented in the seminar.<br />
The travel expenses will be reimbursed only<br />
on production of both ways confirmed<br />
tickets.<br />
The Institute is located at Ladnun, a small<br />
town in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. It is 225<br />
kms North-West of Jaipur and 365 kms West<br />
of Delhi. Ladnun is well connected with<br />
prominent cities of Rajasthan like Jaipur,<br />
Ajmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner by deluxe and<br />
express buses. Nearest Railway station is<br />
Kuchaman city of Jodhpur-Jaipur sector of<br />
North West Railway.<br />
Weather at Ladnun in February is pleasant.<br />
Only light warm clothing will be sufficient.<br />
All communications in regard to the seminar<br />
should be addressed to –<br />
Dr Samani Chaitanya Prajna,<br />
Associate Professor & Head,<br />
Dept. of Jainology and Comparative<br />
Religion& Philosophy, JVBI Ladnun<br />
341306, Rajasthan.<br />
E-mail: c.pragya@rediffmail.com<br />
Dr. Anand Prakash Tripathi,<br />
Director of DEC, JVBI, Ladnun<br />
(P) 01581-222110
(M) 09414870428<br />
Organizing Committee:<br />
Patron:<br />
Adviser:<br />
Director:<br />
Coordinator:<br />
Dr Samani Mangal Prajna,<br />
The Vice-Chancellor<br />
Jain Vishva Bharati Institute,<br />
Ladnun<br />
Prof. M.R. Gelara,<br />
Former Vice Chancellor,<br />
JVBI, Ladnun<br />
Prof. Aruna Mookerjee,<br />
Visiting Professor, Dept. of<br />
Jainology and Comp. Religion &<br />
Philosophy JVBI, Ladnun<br />
Prof. Vishvanath Mishra,<br />
Visiting Professor, Dept. of<br />
Jainology and Comp. Religion<br />
& Philosophy, JVBI, Ladnun<br />
Prof. Damodar Shastri,<br />
Visiting Professor, Dept. of<br />
Jainology and Comp.Religion<br />
& Philosophy JVBI, Ladnun<br />
Dr Samani Chaitanya Prajna<br />
Assoc. Prof. and Head<br />
Dept. of Jainology and Com.<br />
Religion & Philosophy,<br />
JVBI, Ladnun<br />
Dr Anand Prakash Tripathi<br />
Director of DEC, JVBI,<br />
Ladnun<br />
Assit. Coordinator: Sh. Yogesh Kumar Jain<br />
SRF Scholar, Dept. of Jainology and Comparative<br />
Religion & Philosophy, JVBI, Ladnun.<br />
Members:<br />
1. Prof. B.R. Dugar, Head, Dept. of<br />
Non-violence and Peace, JVBI<br />
2. Prof. J. R. Bhattacharya, Head,<br />
Dept. of Sanskrit and Prakrit,<br />
JVBI<br />
3. B.P.Gaur, Associate Prof. &<br />
Head, Dept. of Science of Living,<br />
JVBI<br />
4. Mrs. Prtibha J. Mishra, Assistant<br />
Prof & Head, Dept. of Social<br />
Work, JVBI<br />
5. Dr. B.L Jain, Associate Prof. &<br />
Head, Dept. of Education, JVBI<br />
6. Devesh Agraval, Head, Dept. of<br />
Computer Application, JVBI<br />
7. Dr Samani Riju Prajna, Principal,<br />
AKKM College, JVBI<br />
8. Dr Samani Ritu Prajna, Lecturer,<br />
Dept. of Jainology and Comp.<br />
Religion & Philosophy, JVBI,<br />
Ladnun<br />
9. Samani Aagam Prajna, Lecturer,<br />
Dept. of Jainology and Comp.<br />
Religion & Philosophy, JVBI,<br />
Ladnun<br />
10. Samani Rohit Prajna, Lecturer,<br />
Dept. of Jainology and Comp.<br />
Religion & Philosophy, JVBI,<br />
Ladnun<br />
11. Samani Rohini Prajna, Lecturer,<br />
Dept. of Jainology and Comp.<br />
Religion & Philosophy, JVBI,<br />
Ladnun<br />
12. Miss Shweta Jain, Research<br />
Scholar, Dept. of Jainology and<br />
Comp. Religion & Philosophy, JVBI,<br />
Ladnun
JAIN VISHVA BHARATI INSTITUTE<br />
DEPARTMENT OF JAINOLOGY AND<br />
COMPARATIVE RELIGION &<br />
PHILOSOPHY<br />
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For further information contact:<br />
Dr. Anand Prakash Tripathi<br />
<strong>Seminar</strong> Co-ordinator<br />
Director, Distance Education Course, JVBI,<br />
Ladnun<br />
(P) 01581-222110 (M) 09414870428<br />
Mr. Yogesh Kumar Jain<br />
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Registration fee………………...Faculty:<br />
Rs. 200/ per parson / per paper<br />
Research scholar/ Student Rs.100 / Per<br />
person / per paper. Cash can be accepted as<br />
registration Fee.<br />
Signature:<br />
Date:<br />
To be returned by 30 November, 2007 to the<br />
above correspondence