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protect, preserve, and disseminate the ancient
and contemporary Jain literature, the Jain Education
International organization in cooperation with
Shri Mahavir Ardhana Kendra, Koba Ahmedabad; and
Shri Prachya Vidyapith, Sajapur, India has launched a Jain eLibrary project.
Under this project the Jain literature is converted
electronically into eBooks (pdf or other formatted
files) or other electronic media and made available
via the website to the readers who are interested
in the Jain religion and its philosophy.
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The
Jain eLibrary website is an online collection
of Jain scriptures, Jain manuscripts, Jain dictionary,
Jain encyclopedia, Jain articles, Jain magazines,
and ancient and contemporary Jain books in English,
Hindi, Gujarati, and other languages. It contains
Shvetämbar Ägams, Digambar Shästras,
Four Anuyogas, Commentary literature, Präkrit
and Sanskrut literature, and ancient and modern
literature representing all aspects of Jainism.
It also includes the literature of various Jain
sects. Catalogues of Jain manuscripts of various
Jain libraries add to the diversity of this
collection.
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The eLibrary
comprises of a vast collection of literature on
Jain principles, such as Ahimsa, compassion, karma
philosophy, and Anekäntaväda. It also
provides Jain educational material for Jain Päthashälä
or Sunday school.
While the readers discover the richness and spirituality
of our ancient Jain tradition it also helps the
authors and publishers to reach the new audience.
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For
many of the books and other literature we have
obtained the permission from the authors/publishers
for individual, private and non-commercial use
only. Sometimes we do receive the eBooks and
other electronic media file from other sources
including from our readers.
We request that if you notice any violation
of your copy-righted material, please write
to us providing the full detail of the material
to be removed. Mail your letter to the following
address. Please do not send just an e-mail because
many times an e-mail gets lost and sometimes
responsible person may not receive the information
to take action. We will remove your material
from the website as soon as we receive your
letter at the following address. In such cases,
we apologize for our inadvertent error. Our
only intention is to spread the message of non-violence
and other principles of the Jain religion throughout
the world in a totally non-commercial way.
The website is freely accessible all users and
the registered users can freely download any
material. No commercial use and freely distribution
to the general public is permitted. The entire
project is financed through contribution from
the Jain communities of North America, India,
and other parts of the world. None of the organizations
and individuals benefit financially from the
websites or from the readers.
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Please
use the following address for written and official
communication |
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Pravin K
Shah, Vice President
Jain Education International,
509 Carriage Woods Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607
USA
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If you have any suggestions or comments, please send us an e-mail at
jainaedu@gmail.com or call +1-919-859-4994. |
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