Posts Tagged ‘Jainpedia’
Friday, February 15th, 2013
The Institute of Jainology and JAINpedia team are glad to announce its partnership with The Royal Asiatic Society (RAS).
The society was the first British organization dedicated to the study of Asia, and played a key role in encouraging an exchange and transfer of cultural understanding. It is only appropriate that we add to the JAINpedia website with some of the collection from the RAS too.
The RAS in partnership with the Jiv Daya Foundation will be conserving and digitizing 3 Jain artefacts to put on the JAINpedia website, a meditation diagram on cloth dating, from the mid-15th century, a Jain map of the universe on cloth (c.1816) and a paper manuscript dated 1404 of the story of Kalaka and part of the Kalpasutra. These 3 artefacts, will also be described and contextualized in the same manner as the current digitized artefacts on JAINpedia, making them more accessible to a wider audience.
The meditation diagram known as a suri-mantra-pata is believed by Professor Nalini Balbir, to be the only one of its type in a European collection; full details of the artefacts, can be found on the RAS blog. The artefacts, are expected to be digitized and uploaded to JAINpedia by the end of June 2013, and we will keep you updated of the progress.
A Yantra of the Suri-Mantra-Pata
RAS
Tags: cultural heritage, digitisation, Institute of Jainology, Jainpedia, Jiv Daya Foundation, manuscript, Royal Asiatic Society
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Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Once again, JAINpedia celebrated Diwali at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London this year. The day began with an entrance by 80 people from Leicester, organised by Kalpit Doshi from the Jain Centre, Leicester. Over 2000 people were recorded to have attended the event, which had a fun-filled programme throughout the day.
Activities included a giant snakes and ladders game, with accompanying song and dance, and some enjoyable ‘shake, shake shake’ moves. Little members of the audience were the playing pieces and rolled the giant die to achieve the position of ‘moksha’ or ‘liberation’ on the giant board.
Children playing Snakes and Ladders at the V&A Museum
© Bansri Mehta
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Tags: cultural heritage, event, free, Institute of Jainology, Jainism, Jainpedia, museum, V&A, website
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
The V&A has recently acquired a large and splendid painting of Shatrunjaya Hill in Gujarat, one of the holiest Jain sites. Thousands of pilgrims climb up to the temples on top by a path with over 3,000 steps. Detailed paintings like this of the sacred site enable worshippers unable to be there to envisage and contemplate it.
Come and see the painting on karttika-purnima, the special day when these paintings are traditionally venerated, and learn about it. (more…)
Tags: cultural heritage, event, Jain Festival, Jainpedia, Karttika Purnima, museum, Shatrunjaya, V&A
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Thursday, August 16th, 2012
JAINpedia will be celebrating Diwali at the Victoria & Albert Museum again this year. The family day, will include Rangoli making, however to portray your creativity, why not take part in our Rangoli competition! Create your own design, submit a photo of it to info@jainpedia.org by 19th September 2012 and the V&A will recreate your design at the museum on 25th November 2012, during the JAINpedia Diwali celebrations.
Tags: children, event, free, Jainpedia, V&A, visit
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
The weekend of 20th July 2012 was the start of the JAINpedia Travelling Exhibition. A weekend of gaining knowledge was complemented by the presence of JAINpedia.
The Travelling Exhibition, viewed and evaluated by attendees throughout the weekend was appreciated and enjoyed. JAINpedia Project Director, Dr. Mehool Sanghrajka’s presentation and portrayal of the link between the Universe and the principle of controlling one’s desires and spiritual reflection was well received by the audience.
A few minutes were spent in a demonstration of the JAINpedia website, introducing some of the attendees to the beautiful and expansive website, however many had already used it to gain further knowledge in several topics.
We look forward to the rest of the journey of the JAINpedia Travelling Exhibition. Look out for further news on future exhibition dates and venues.
Tags: event, Jainpedia, website, website demonstration, Young Jains
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
One of the major parts of the JAINpedia project has been to make it easier for people all around the world to access the huge treasure trove of Jain Manuscripts (more…)
Tags: digitisation, Jain Study Day, Jainpedia, London, manuscript, museum, the JAINpedia story, V&A, visit, website
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Friday, October 7th, 2011
Yet another year of Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons and we look forward to the announcement of the winner of the Ahimsa Award this year.
Last year’s winner, Nalini Balbir a renown Indologist and scholar (more…)
Tags: Ahimsa Day, Beta site Launch, climate change, event, Institute of Jainology, Jainpedia, Mr Phill Wynn Owen
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
A reminder to everyone, that to celebrate the upcoming Paryushana Festival, the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington, London are having a series of events and activities at the museum on Sunday, 21st August (more…)
Tags: event, exhibition, free, Institute of Jainology, Jainpedia, London, manuscript, museum, V&A, visit
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Friday, July 15th, 2011
The Oshwal Association of the UK are holding a ‘Mela’ event on 24th July 2011 at their renown Śvetāmbara Temple site in Potters Bar. (more…)
Tags: event, free, Jain temple, Jainpedia, Potters Bar, Śvetāmbara, visit, website
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
On Thursday 16th June a group of Victoria & Albert Museum visitors; some with a basic knowledge about Jainism, who had never visited the V&A before; studied Jain manuscripts at the V&A and visited the Shikharbandhi Temple at the Oshwal Centre in Potters bar. (more…)
Tags: 2005, conservation, cultural heritage, digitisation, Europe, event, Indian craftsmen, Institute of Jainology, Jain temple, Jainism, Jainpedia, manuscript, museum, Potters Bar, Śvetāmbara, V&A, visit
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