The Influence of Shramanic Traditions on Indian Culture
(In the context of history, languages, architecture, philosophy, and science)
भारतीय संस्कृति पर श्रमण परम्परा का प्रभाव
(इतिहास, भाषा, पुरातत्त्व, दर्शन, और विज्ञान के परिप्रेक्ष्य में)
Organized by
Shri Ganesh Varni Digambar Jain Sansthan, Varanasi
In association with
Uttar Pradesh Jain Vidya Shodh Sansthan, Lucknow
Venue
Auditorium of Inter-University Centre for Teachers Education,
Naria-DLW Road,
Varanasi
Conference Schedule
Day 1, Saturday, 29th October 2022
8.30 to 9.30 AM – Registration
9.30 to 11.00 AM – Inauguration
Seating of the guests on the dais
- Prof. P.K. Jain, Director, IIT-BHU, Presiding the program
- Prof. Hareram Tripathi, VC, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Chief Guest
- Prof. Abhay Kumar Jain, Vice-Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh Jain Vidya Sansthan, Lucknow, Guest of Honour
- Shri Keshav Dev Jain, Kanpur, Chairman of Trust, Ganesh Varni Sansthan
- Prof. A.K. Jain (Ex-IIT Roorkee), Secretary of GVS
- Prof. Ashok Kumar Jain (BHU), Jt. Secretary, GVS
- Dr. Medhavi Jain, New Delhi, Convener
Program
- Mangalacharan, Lamp Lighting, Offering of flowers on Varni ji, Pandit ji
- Welcome of guests with Uttariya and a flower
- Welcome address by Ashok ji (BHU)
- About Sansthan – Present and Future – Ashok ji (Roorkee)
- About Prof. Gorawala and his memorial volume – Prof. Kamlesh ji
- About the books to be released – Prof. Kamlesh ji
- About Pragya’s book “In the womb of the Goddess” – Ms. Sowmya Ayyar
- Release of Six Books – by Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain (VC, BHU) and others – (expected to be present if he is in town)
- Address by the Guests – 5 min each
- Address by the presiding Chairperson – 5 min Prof. P. K. Jain
11:00 to 11.30 AM – High Tea
11.30 AM to 1.15 PM – Session 1
DISTINGUISHED JAIN SCHOLARS OF KASHI
(जैन धर्म – दर्शन के विशिष्ट व्यक्तित्व)
CHAIRED BY: PROF. JAI KUMAR JAIN, MUZAFFARNAGAR
5 talks, 20 min each
Talk 1: Tradition of Jain Scholars in Kashi (काशी की जैन विद्वत परम्परा)
Prof. Phool Chandra Premi, Ex-Prof. at Sampurnand Sanskrit University, Varnasi
Talk 2: Philosophy of Hon. Ganesh Prasad Varni Ji (पूज्य वर्णी जी का जीवन दर्शन)
Prof. Anekant Jain, Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit University, New Delhi
Talk 3: Contributions of Pandit Phool Chandra Shastri (पंडित फूलचंद्र जी का अवदान)
Dr. Surendra Jain Bharti, Burhanpur, M.P.
Talk 4: Remembering Prof. Khushal Chandra Gorawala (प्रोफेसर गोरावाला जी की स्मृतियाँ)
Prof. Kamlesh Kumar Jain, Ex – Prof. at BHU, Varanasi
Talk 5: Contribution of Jains to the Constitution of India (भारतीय संविधान में जैनों का योगदान)
Prof. Jai Kumar Upadhye, Director, NIPSAR, Shravanbelgola and Ex-Prof. at Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit University, New Delhi
Closing remarks by Chairperson – 5 minutes
1.15 PM to 2.00 PM – Lunch
2.00 PM to 3.30 PM – Session 2
Art and Archaeology of Jains
(जैन पुरातत्त्व एवं कला)
Chaired by: Prof. D.P. Sharma, Ex. Director, Bharat Kala Bhavan, BHU
(4 talks, 20 min each)
Talk 1: Roots, Symbols and Jain Art in South Asia (दक्षिण एशिया के मूल, चिन्ह, और जैन कला)
Prof. D.P. Sharma (ex-Director, Bharat Kala Bhavan, BHU) and Dr. Madhuri Sharma
Talk 2: जैन कला तीर्थ देवगढ़ (Jaina Art Tirtha, Deogarh)
Dr. Shanti Swaroop Sinha, BHU
Talk 3: भारतीय संस्कृति पर श्रमण परंपरा का प्रभाव: पुरातत्व के आलोक में
Prof. Maruti Nandan Tiwari, Ex – BHU
Closing remarks by Chairperson – 5 minutes
3:30 to 4 PM – Tea Break
4.00 to 5.30 PM – Session 3
Contributions of Jain Philosophy
(जैन दर्शन का अवदान)
Chaired by: Prof. Hari Prasad Adhikari, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
(4 talks, 20 min each)
Talk 1: Anekantvāda aur Syādvāda (अनेकान्त और स्याद्वाद)
Prof. Ashok Kumar Jain, BHU
Talk 2: Title TBA
Prof. Mukul Raj Mehta – BHU
Talk 3: Influence of Jain Culture on Indian Culture (जैन संस्कृति का भारतीय संस्कृति
को अवदान)
Prof. S.P. Pandey – PV Research Institute
Talk 4: TBA, Prof. Hari Prasad Adhikari
Closing remarks by Chairperson – 5 minutes
5.30 to 6.30 PM – Dinner
Day 2, Sunday, 30th October
9.30 to 11.00 AM – Session 4
Yoga and Meditation in Jain traditions
(जैन परम्परा में योग और ध्यान)
Chair: Prof. K.K. Sharma, ex-Dean and Head, BHU
(4 talks, 20 mins each)
Talk 1: Jain Yoga – A visual Map (जैन योग – एक मानचित्र)
Ms. Sowmya Ayyar, Founder, Prafull Oorja Trust, International Yoga Therapist
and Researcher, PhD student, BHU
Talk 2: Yoga in Jainism (जैन शास्त्रों में योग)
Ms. Pragya Bhatt, International Yoga Expert (yogawithpragya.com), Bengaluru
Talk 3: Contemporary Jain Yoga Practices (समकालीन जैन योग पद्धतियां)
Dr. (Ms.) Ruchi Jain, New Delhi
Talk-4: Effectiveness of Preksha Meditation on Memory of the Elderly Women
(प्रेक्षा ध्यान का बुजुर्ग महिलाओं की स्मृति पर प्रभाव)
Ms. Komal S, (PhD Scholar, Jain Vishwa Bharti), Bengaluru
Conclusion by Prof. K.K. Sharma – 5 min
11-11.30 AM – Tea Break
11.30 AM to 1.00 PM – Session 5
Social Changes and Demography of Jains
(जैनों में सामाजिक और जन सांख्यिकी परिवर्तन)
Chair: Prof. Anil Kumar Jain, ex-Head and Professor of economics, BHU
Talk 1: Jain’s contributions to Indian Culture and Society (जैनों का भारतीय संस्कृति
और समाज में योगदान)
Online presentation
Prof. Prakash Chand Jain, ex- Prof. JNU, New Delhi
Talk 2: Declining Jain population-A Myth or Reality (जैनों की घटती जन संख्या –
एक मिथक या यथार्थ)
Dr. Dheeraj Jain, Joint Director, Census Commissioner Office, New Delhi
Talk 3: Contribution of Jains in the Freedom movement of India (भारतीय
स्वतंत्रता संग्राम में जैनों का योगदान)
Dr. Jyoti Jain, Khatouli
Closing remarks by Chairperson – 5 minutes
1.00 to 2.00 PM – Lunch
2.00 to 4.00 PM – Session 6
Science in Jainism
(जैन विधाओं में विज्ञान)
Chair: Prof. Jagdish Rai, Ex-Prof., IIT Roorkee and ex-VC, Invertis University
Talk 1: The philosophy of Paramāṇu in Jainism: the invisible but physical God
Particle (जैन दर्शन में परमाणु: अदृश्य किंतु भौतिक गॉड पार्टिकल)
Dr. Medhavi Jain, Writer, Life Coach, Youtuber and Podcaster, New Delhi
Talk 2: Jain System of Food: A Scientific Critique (जैन भोजन पद्धति – वैज्ञानिक परिप्रेक्ष्य में)
Dr. Anil Kumar Jain, Jaipur
Talk 3: Quantum Nature of Syādavāda (स्याद्वाद का क्वांटम स्वरुप)
Prof. A. K. Jain, Roorkee
Talk 4: Revisiting Jain Loka Through a Metaphorical understanding of its
descriptions in annals (जैन शास्त्रों में लोक का स्वरुप और उसके लाक्षणिक अर्थ)
Mr. Amit Jain, New Delhi
Concluding remarks by Prof. Jagdish Rai
4.00 to 4.30 PM – Tea Break
4.30 to 5.30 PM – Session 7
Various aspects of Jain Discipline
(जैन विद्या के विविध आयाम)
Chair: Prof. Abhay Kumar Jain
Talk 1: Jain Philosophy and Environmental Ethics (जैन दर्शन में पर्यावरण सम्बंधित
नीति) Prof. Pankaj Jain, Flame University, Pune
Talk 2: Jain Literature on Internet with special reference to e-LibrariesDr. Vivekanand Jain, BHU, Varanasi
Talk 3: TBA, Prof. Hari Shankar Pandey, Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Talk 4: TBA, Prof. Kamlesh Kumar Jain
Concluding remarks: Prof. Abhay Kumar Jain
5.30 to 6.30 PM – Dinner
7.00 to 8.30 PM – GV Sansthan, Nariya
Joint Meeting of All India Digambar Jain Vidvat Parishad and Executive
Committee of Sansthan
अखिल भारतवर्षीय दिगंबर जैन विद्वत परिषद की कार्यकारिणी एवं श्री गणेश वर्णी संस्थान
की कार्यकारिणी की संयुक्त बैठक
Day 3, Monday, 31st October
9.30 to 11.00 AM – Session 8
Buddhist Tradition and its Influence on India’s History
(बौद्ध परंपरा और उसका भारतीय इतिहास पर प्रभाव )
Chaired by: Prof. Nawang Samten, VC, Central Tibbatan University, Sarnath
Talk 1: Impact of Jainism on Buddhist Philosophy (जैन धर्म का बौद्ध दर्शन पर प्रभाव)
Dr. Vijay Kumar Jain
Talk 2: Contribution of Buddhist Shramana Tradition to Indian Culture (भारतीय संस्कृति को बौद्ध श्रमण परंपरा का अवदान )
Dr. Bimlendra Kumar
Talk 3: TBA, Prof. Vijay Shankar Shukla, IGNCA, Varanasi
Talk 4: Usefulness of the Arya Eightfold Path (आर्य अष्टांगिक मार्ग की उपादेयता)
Dr. Praduymn Shah Singh
Talk 5: Indian Culture and Buddhism (भारतीय संस्कृति एवं बौद्ध धर्म)
Dr. Anand Kumar Jain
Concluding Remarks: Prof. Nawang Samten – 10 minutes
11.00 to 11.30 AM – Tea
11.30 AM to 12.30 PM – Session 9
Valedictory Session
Presided by Prof. Nawang Samten, VC, Central Tibbatan University, Varanasi
Chief Guest: Shri Manindra Jain, President, Dig. Jain Mahasamiti
Guest of Honour: Dr. K.K. Jain, President, North, Dig. Jain Mahasamiti
Guest of Honour: Shri Rakesh Jain, Gen. Secretary, Dig. Jain Mahasamiti
Guest of Honour: Prof. Vijay Shankar Shukla, Regional Director, IGNCA
Summary Talk: (संगोष्ठी का सारांश एवं भविष्य की ओर एक दृष्टि)- Dr. Jai Kumar Jain