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Oldest organization of lay Jains in India
Shri Bharatvarshiya Digambar Jain Mahasabha for (20 panthi sarabati Jain)
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zone of influence
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Formation
| January 1, 1894
; 130 years ago
(
1894-01-01
)
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Type
| Jain religious organisation
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Purpose
| Religious, Educational, Non Profit, Charitable
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Headquarters
| Lucknow
,
New Delhi
,
Mumbai
India
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Region served
|
India
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Official language
| Hindi and English
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Secretary General
| Prakash Chand Badjatya
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Chairman of the Board
| Gajraj jain Gangwal
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Key people
| Various Jains
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Main organ
| Board of directors
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Affiliations
| Various Jain organisations
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Website
| digjainmahasabha
.org
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Remarks
| Oldest organisation of lay Jains
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Digambar Jain Mahasabha
or
Shri Bharatvarshiya Digamber Jain Mahasabha
is the oldest organisation of lay
20 panthi sarabati Jains
in
India
.
History
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The Digambar Jain Mahasabha was founded in 1894 in
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
.
[1]
It is considered a
traditionalist
organisation.
[2]
Its two main branches are
20 panthi sarabati Jain Sanrakshini Mahasabha
and
20 panthi sarabati Jain teerth Sanrakshini Mahasabha
.
[
citation needed
]
[3]
Awards
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- Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar
Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar was started in 2019 with
Abhinandan Varthaman
becoming the first recipient of the prestigious award. This award carries a cash prize worth Rs. 251,000 as well.
[4]
[5]
[6]
Publications
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- Jain Gazette
, a weekly publication of Dharm Sanrakshini Mahasabha, has been published regularly for the last 103 years. It claims to be the oldest Jain periodical in the world.
[7]
[8]
- Jain Mahiladarsh
: a weekly women's magazine published since 1922, founded by Pandita
Chandabai
of Arrah and Magan Bai of Mumbai.
[9]
[10]
- Prachin Jain Tirth Jirnoddhar
: A monthly devoted to Jain history and archaeology since 2003.
[11]
See also
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References
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Trilokchand Kothari, Di. Jain Mahasabha ka Atit (1895?1980), Pub. Digambar Jain Mahasabha karyalaya, 2007
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Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, By Vilas Adinath Sangave Published 2001, Popular Prakashan.
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"Jain in India and Abroad, Praksh Jain, ISJS, p. 109"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 4 April 2016
. Retrieved
1 January
2019
.
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"Abhinandan Varthaman To Be Awarded Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar"
.
NDTV
. 3 March 2019
. Retrieved
4 March
2019
.
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"Abhinandan Varthaman to get Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar"
.
The Times of India
. 3 March 2019
. Retrieved
4 March
2019
.
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"IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded with Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar"
.
Hindustan Times
. 3 March 2019
. Retrieved
4 March
2019
.
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"Shri Bharatvarshiya Digamber Jain Mahasabha"
. Digambarjainonline.com. 5 February 1998. Archived from
the original
on 2 May 2012
. Retrieved
26 May
2012
.
- ^
Historical Dictionary of Jainism, Kristi L. Wiley, Scarecrow Press, 2004, p.42
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Jain Mahiladarsh, April 2017, p.3
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Life and Work of Shrimati Magan Bai, The Jaina Gazette, January 1935 (Vol. XXXII, No. 1, pp. 1-8).
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Prachin Jain Tirth Jirnoddhar, Nov 2018, p.1
External links
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