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Jain Center of Greater Boston Right Faith • Right Knowledge • Right Conduct

www.jcgb.org June 2014

Executive Committee Arti Mehta, President

(781) 793-0687

[email protected]

Neela Shah, Vice President

(508) 366-4090

[email protected]

Tarang Jain, Secretary

(781) 210-7321

[email protected]

Treasurer – Open

Kul Bhushan Jain,

Director of Property Management

(781) 278-9851

[email protected]

Youth Representative – Open

Harendra Shah, Member-at-large

(508) 393-9361

[email protected]

Kartik Shah, Member-at-large

(508) 363-3434

[email protected]

Manoj Turkhia, Member-at-large

(781) 784-2541

[email protected]

Mahavir Akkole, Member-at-large

(617) 320-4367

[email protected]

Supriya Doshi, Member-at-large

(617) 386-3151

[email protected]

Mamta Mehta, Pathshala Director

(508) 543-5131

[email protected]

Board Ratan Singhvi, Chairman

(781) 963-1751 • [email protected]

Dharamraj Khot, Secretary


Chandra Khasgiwala, Member


Jitendra Vora, Member


Rasik Vagadia, Member


For the first time ever

A Mini Convention at JCGB

“Mind, Body and Soul”

Pratistha Anniversary Program Celebration

Date: June 28th and 29th, 2014

On behalf of JCGB EC, I am happy to announce that we have

planned a two day program during our Pratistha Anniversary

celebration. Executive Committee and volunteers are working very

hard in preparation of the mini convention. A two day program

consists of pujans, lectures, sessions and entertainments.

Program Schedule: Saturday, June 28th 2014

Registration: Cost $0 but Donation of any amount is appreciated.

9:00 am Combined Puja

1:00 pm Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 Main Session

3:00 - 3:30 Break

3:30 - 5:30 Sessions/Workshops

6:00 - 7:30 Swamivatslya

8:00 -10:00 Cultural Program

Sunday, June 29th 2014

12:00-5:00 Siddhachakra Maha Pujan

5:30-7:00 Swamivatslya

Bolies:

Combined puja Nakro: $51

If you want to participate in performing puja please contact Neela

Shah @ 508-366-4090 or Mahaveer Akkole @ 617-320-4367.

Siddhachakra pujan: There are fixed bolies for most of the pujas

and some live bolies during the puja. Please review the attached list.

If you want to take puja boli, please contact Mahavir Akkole @ 617-

320-4367. If you have any question or want to understand the detail

of the puja, please contact Pankajbhai Shah @508-660-1053

Swamivatslya Sponsorship:

A single family or group of friends can sponsor any swamivatslya

(Lunch/Dinner). Please contact Sanjay Shah @ 508-366-4090.

This program has been planned for the community and we would

love to see each and every one of the community member to join

us. Please come and take part in the entire program.

Arti Mehta

President, JCGB

Jain Center of Greater Boston June 2014

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Shree Siddhachakra Pujan

The tradition of Siddhachakra Pujan is very ancient

and dates back to the 20th Tirthankars Munisuvrat

Swami. It was developed by ancient sages and it is

very holy and auspicious. The Siddhachakra includes

numerous very powerful mantras. The worship and

pujan of Siddhachakra result in fulfillments of

necessary worldly desires and ultimately the

liberation of souls. The pujas will be performed on

the copper 19” main Yantra and few of 9” x 9”

yantras for pujas sponsored by individual families.

This time with a special request from us, our

Vidhikar Shri Samirbhai has agreed to conduct

certain puja with offering of Almonds. If you prefer

to use almonds in the offering please look at the

puja list, certain pujas have been marked with

special offering. It is our hope and aim that all the

members of the community take part in this puja.

Please contact Mahveer Akkole 617-320-4367 for

puja bolies.

Siddhachakra Pujan

Introduction and background

In Jainism, there are 5 auspicious greats, Arihant-

Siddha-Acharya-Upadhyay-Sadhu and 4 fundamental

soul properties of Faith-Knowledge-Conduct-

Penance. Together, these 9 entities form one of the

greatest and most auspicious prayer. Worship of this

group of 9 does the utmost good, worldly as well as

spiritually. It has the power to purify the soul and

ultimately help achieve the salvation. This holy group

of 9 entities is respectfully assimilated by Siddha

(successfully proven) Chakra (circle of 9 entities and

other demigods-goddesses) worship. Siddha Chakra

is a king of all Mantra (a form of prayer/chanting for

achieving the desired goals), which integrates all the

9 entities (Nav Pad) of 5 auspicious greats (Panch

Parmesti) & 4 properties of soul (Atma Chatustaya).

Siddha Chakra was constructed by ancient Jain sages

(Acharyas). It is very holy, full of transcendental

reflections (spiritual thoughts) and always successful.

It includes the proven Mantras reflecting the

fundamental basis of Jainism, e.g. Panch Parmesti

and Atma Chatustaya. Worship of Siddha Chakra

results in many achievements and ultimately the

liberation of our soul from all Karmas.

Siddha Chakra is very ancient and holy in Jainism and

has been mentioned in the scriptures of 10th

Purva.

Scriptures also mention that our great Acharyas (e.g.

Vajra Swami, et al) have accepted Siddha Chakra and

the scriptural procedure of its worship. In this

declining time cycle, Siddha Chakra was first

worshipped by king Shripal and queen Mayna, about

1.15 million years ago. Fortunately, Siddha Chakra

has come down to us in the same form. We can

achieve the same success as Shripal and Mayna, e.g.

worldly happiness, spiritual advancement and

ultimate salvation, if we put our heart, mind and soul

into this worship.

There are 9 circles in Siddha Chakra. The centralist

circle includes a lotus with 8 petals. In the middle

Lord Arihant is positioned. In the 8 petals, the

remaining 8 entities (4 auspicious greats and 4 soul

properties) are there. The scriptural language is in

the 2nd

circle, 48 powers are in the 3rd

circle, 8 Guru

(spiritual teacher) symbols are in the 4th

circle, 8

great goddesses are in the 5th

circle, 18 protective

demigods-goddesses are in the 6th

circle, 16

knowledge-promoting goddesses are in the 7th

circle,

Religious Order protecting 24 demi gods - 24

goddesses are in the 8"' circle and finally the last 9th

circle includes 4 door keeping gods and 4 brave gods.

10 directional protecting gods, 9 planet gods, 9

jewels and Bhutbali, et al remaining gods-goddesses

are positioned elsewhere in Siddha Chakra.

The entire worship of Siddha Chakra is divided into

26 small worships. A write-up of details and

importance of each pujan is available. Please call

Pankajbhai shah or KB Jain for questions regarding

the pujan.


Jain Center of Greater Boston

is planning a Siddhachalam Yatra

on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28. We will also visit Jain Center of NJ Temple in Franklin Township/Somerset, NJ

Present plans are to take 2 Buses - 100 passangers maximum.

Buses Will Depart at 6:30 AM sharp on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Cost: $60 per person; Children age 5 and under free.

To Register for Yatra call Harendra Shah at 508-393-9361

with names of all family members joining in Yatra and

mail your check to Harendra Shah, 23 Rogers Ave., Northboro, MA 01532

(Your reservation on bus is not confirmed until your check is received.)

Reservations will be confirmed on first come first served basis of checks received.

You have a great opportunity to become Sanghpati of Yatra

by donating $500 or more to JCGB.

(Multiple Sanghpati will be welcomed)

Breakfast, snackes and dinner on return trip will be served on bus.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS 09/12/14


Pratishtha Session Planning


The Committees

We have many volunteers in various committees. If

you can help in any way please let us know.

Logistic Committee: Arti Mehta, Sanjay Shah, Pradip

Gosalia

Puja Committee: Pankaj Shah, KB Jain, Mita Shah,

Neela Shah along with many volunteers in helping

Samagri preparation and assisting during the puja.

Keeping up with our tradition we will perform the

Combined Puja on Saturday. Anyone who wishes to

perform puja please come into the puja clothes. Even

if you don’t have puja clothes you can perform

certain part of Snatra puja and also Dev Shastra Guru

puja.

Session Committee: Pradip Gosalia, Yogendra Jain

We have planned variety of lectures and sessions

related to religion, health, fitness and life science.

This would be a great opportunity to enhance the

knowledgebase and also to strengthen the

knowledge you already have.

Cultural committee: Priti Jain, Kavita Shah - The first

time ever at JCGB we will have JCGB got Talent and

Jain Character/Fashion show. A fun filled evening has

been planned to enjoy various light moments with a

religious theme in mind. Please come forward and

show your talent.

Youth Sessions: Bhramdev Jain, Naman Jain,

Priyanka Jain, Priyum Turakhia, Rishab Kodia and

many more. To engage our youth in various activities

of their interest we are in process of planning their

sessions.

Decoration Committee: Prity Turakhia, Kashmira

Vora Our talented decorators are planning to give an

updated look to the center.

Audio/Video/Website: Tarang Jain, Manoj Turakhia,

Bhavin Shah, Supriya Jain and many more

Swamivatslya Committee: Kiran Shah, Nisha Gosalia,

Lipa Shah, Kartik Shah, Jyotsna Jain, Tejal Doshi,

Diptiben Shah For our Indians no program is

complete without delicious food. We have excellent

food committee members who are planning

swamivatslya. We need more volunteers to help us

during the program to expedite the process.

General Volunteer Group: Mahaveer Akkole, Pradip

Mehta, Himanshu Gandhi, Kamal Shah, Premal Vora,

Bharat Shah, and anyone who is ready to help. Please

let us know. This is the group who is ready to help

anytime, anywhere, as needed basis. We really count

on our volunteers, they have never failed us.

Youth Activities

We are in the process of planning various activities

for our youth. The younger group will have hands on

activity and the older youth will also have some

learning opportunities.

Some of the indoor activities will be kids cultural

showcase, painting & drawing lessons/origami stuff

etc. The outdoor activities could be walking in the

trails around temple, hola hoop passing

contest. Basketball hoops shooting contest for older

kids.

Level 2/3/4 - will have some recycling efforts with

rags, would like to build some creative stuff viz.,

Popsicle stick bridge, build a boat, Index card tower,

build a scare crow with rags etc.

Older youth would have some classroom activities

like professional planning, college planning, apps for

vegan/vegetarian, etc.

Volunteer for Bhakti Sangeet

The EC is inviting JCGB members, females as well as

males, to come forward and be a part of the group

who will sing Bhakti geets during the forthcoming

Siddhachakra Pujan on 29th June. There will 2-3

practice sessions before June 29th. If you would

like to be a part of this group, please call

Sunandaben Shah (508 226 1866) or Veenben Teli

(781 793 0450). More details will be announced

later. Also, please bring a copy of your favorite

bhakti geets that you would like to be included when

you come for practice sessions.


Cultural Program

Jai Jinendra,

As part of the Pratishtha Anniversary celebration we

will have a cultural program on Saturday June 28th

from 8 pm to 10 pm. The cultural programs will have

two shows where our community members will

participate:

1. JCGB Got Talent

2. Jain Fashion Show

We would like to encourage JCGB members of all

ages from 5 years and up to participate and show off

their talents during these shows. This is your temple

and your program so show off your best. There will

be prizes for top winners in each category.

How to apply?

Step 1: Submit your performance application and

entry to [email protected] by sending the

following information of each performer:

Name, Age, Phone numbers, Email address, Title and

details of the performance

Step 2. Performance entry submission

This step is required for JCGB Got Talent Show only-

Please upload a video of your performance on You

Tube and send a link to: [email protected]

Details for JCGB Got Talent

Single, Duet or Group

Time limit: 3-5 minutes each.

Topics:

� Jain Bhajans

– Singing or Instruments

– With or without Karaoke or Orchestra

� Jain Dances

� Jain Skits

� Jain Paintings/Handicrafts

Age Categories: Children: Ages 5 - 9

Ages 10 -14

Youth: Ages 14 - 20

Adult: Ages 21 - 39

Ages 40 and above

Details for Jain Fashion Show

Single, Couple or Group

Categories

A. Jain Only - You can dress up like any Jain character

Hero or a Villain or any other character of a Jain story

B. Non-Jain Vegetarian/Vegan celebrities

You can dress up like any other famous vegetarian

celebrity/person preferably one who has spread and

adopted Jain values of Nonviolence and compassion.

A. Jain Category Examples:

� Any tirthankar with a Lanchan (symbol) to identify

� Any Tirthankar’s mother or father

� Any known Sadhu/Sadhvi/Acharyas of past or

present – Bahubhadra, Shrimad Rajchandra, Sushil

Muni, Shilapi Ji, Chandana Ji etc.

� Any Jain scholars of past or present, such as Dr.

Hukumchand Bharill, Rakesh Bhai Zaveri, Veer

Chand Gandhi

� Bhagwan Bahubali

� Indra/ Indrani

� Gandhar Gautam Swami

� Any character from Jain stories/mythology – such

as Sati Anjana, Maina Rani, Chandana, King

Shrenik, King Bharat, Brahmi/Sundari

� A Jain Symbol like Swastika, Om, Ahimsa Hand etc.

� Any dreams of Tirthankar’s mother

B. Non- Jain Examples:

Vegetarian/Vegan celebrity/person who has actively

spread Jain values of Ahimsa and compassion:

� Mahatma Gandhi

� Richard Gere - The actor has been a vegetarian for

over 30 years and is also an activist for

vegetarianism.

� Ellen DeGeneres

� Morrissey

� Linda Blair

We look forward to showcase your talents in front

of 350+ expected audience, so rise and shine. This is

your golden opportunity!

Questions? Please email to [email protected]

JCGB 2014 Pratishtha Celebration Cultural

Committee

Jain Center of Greater Boston C/O Tarang Jain 11 Blackthorn Dr. Southborough, MA 01772

Join us for the Pratistha Anniversary Celebrations

June 28th and 29th, 2014

Jain Center of Greater Boston

556 Nichols Street Norwood, MA 02062

Phone: (781) 762-9490 www.jcgb.org

Directions

The Jain Center is located at 556 Nichols Street in Norwood, about 12 miles from downtown Boston. From 128 south, take exit for Rt. 1 south (exit 15B). At first traffic light, turn right on Everett Street. At next traffic light turn left on Rt.1A south. Pass Norwood center but stay right on fork (continue on Rt. 1A). After third traffic light, turn right on Geo Willett Pkwy. Turn left on Nichols Street. The center is about half mile on the left.

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