| Morning and Evening Events | |||
| Thursday July 4, 2019 | Friday July 5, 2019 | Saturday July 6, 2019 | Sunday July 7, 2019 |
| Registration 10 am to 7 pm 10:00 am PST to 12:30 pm: 18 Abhishek Pujan |
6:00 am PST to 7:00 am PST – Yoga | ||
| 7:00 am PST to 8:30 am – Breakfast | |||
| Morning 8:30 am to 12 pm | |||
| 08:30 am to 09:00 pm PST Opening Ceremony 09:00 am PST to 09:45 am Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev 09:45 am to 10:30 am Philip Wollen 10:30 am to 11:00 am PST Ingrid Newkirk 11:00 am PST to 11:30 am PP Acharya Shri Yashovijayji Maharaj (Pre-recorded speech In Hindi) |
08:30 am to 09:00 am PST Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard 09:00 am PST to 09:30 am Nipun Mehta 09:30 am to 10:00 am PST Gaur Gopal Das 10:00 am PST to 10:30 am PP Acharya Shri Ratna Sundar Maharaj Saheb (Pre-recorded speech In Hindi) 10:30 am to 11:15 am Jain Academic Education 11:15 am to 11:45 am JAINA Ratna & Presidents Awards |
Closing Ceremony 09:00 to 09:30 Sadhvi Shilapiji 09:30 to 10:15 Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati 10:15 to 10:30 Atulbhai shah and Bakulbhai Jhaveri 10:30 to 11:45 Volunteer Recognition & Thank You Speeches 11:45 to 12:00 Bhakti |
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| 11:30 am to 1:30 pm – Lunch | |||
| 12:39 pm 24 Tirthankar Pujan | |||
| 3 pm to 5 pm Procession 5 pm to 6 pm Temple Opening 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm PST Pokhana 6:00 pm PST Gadi Pujan and Chal Pratistha |
1:00 pm PST to 6:00 pm PST – Breakout and Special Sessions | ||
| 6:00 pm PST to 7:30 pm – Dinner | |||
| Evening 7 pm to Midnight | |||
| 07:30 pm to 08:00 pm PST Welcome Ceremony 08:00 pm PST to 11:30 pm Garba |
07:30 pm to 08:00 pm PST Jains Got Talent – Group 08:00pm to 11:00pm Cultural Program |
08:00 pm PST to 08:30 pm Jains Got Talent – Solo 08:30 pm to 09:00 pm PST Youth & Adult JAINA Awards 09:00 pm PST to 12:00 am PST Bollywood Night |
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| Breakout Sessions | ||||||||||||||||
| Friday, July 5th | ||||||||||||||||
| Time | Main Hall | Ballroom C | Ballroom B | 100 AB | 104 B | 105 | 106 | 107 C | 200 ABC | 201 | 202 AB | 203 C | 203 AB | 204 | ||
| 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm | Sadhvi Shilapiji (English/Hindi) Seva – Manifestation of Divinity Within |
Sajan Shah (English/Hindi) Science of Spirituality |
Womens Conference Empowerment through Cruelty-free Living (1 pm to 4:30 pm) |
Dr Shugan Jain (English) Mahatma Gandhi and Jainism |
Dr Veer Sagar Jain (Hindi) Utility of Jain Logic in Self-Realization |
JAB Preliminary Rounds |
Dr Shrenik Bandi Dr Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jain Astronomy (English) 1 pm to 2:20 pm |
JAINA BOD Meeting 1 pm to 2:30 pm (Not open to public) |
Interfaith Round Table (1 pm to 3:50 pm) |
JAB Preliminary |
JAB Preliminary |
Dr Hukamchand Bharill (Hindi) Swadhyay & Dhyaan Tap |
Dr Sailesh Rao (English) How not to get Extinct |
Manakmuniji (Hindi) Importance of Faith and Surrender |
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| 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Sparsh Shah and Hiren Shah (English) 7 Habits of I’M Possible |
Tarlaben Doshi (Gujarati) Five Steps of Swadhyay |
Womens Conference Empowerment through Cruelty-free Living (1 pm to 4:30 pm) |
Dr Kokila Doshi (English) Approach to Self-Realization in various religions |
Scientific Research in Jainism (English) Dr Jayanti Jain Dr Narendra Bhandari 2:30 pm to 3:50 pm |
JAB Preliminary Rounds |
Sharmila Oswal (Gujarati/Hindi/English) Helping Women-run Start-ups Across the Globe |
Dr Archana Jain – (Hindi) Various ways of expressing Devotion |
Interfaith Round Table (1 pm to 3:50 pm) |
JAB Preliminary |
JAB Preliminary |
Dr Sanjeev Godha (Hindi) Daily Practice of Jain principles |
Dr Priyadarshana Jain (English) The Philosophy of Seva and its Role in Karmic Annihilation |
Dr Sejal Shah (Gujarati) Inner Journey – In Dialogue with Self |
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| 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm PST | Tea Break | |||||||||||||||
| 4:00 pm PST to 4:50 pm | Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai (Gujarati) |
Sajan Shah (Hindi/English) 7 Stage Journey towards Liberation |
Womens Conference Empowerment through Cruelty-free Living (1 pm to 4:30 pm) |
Erika Abrams (English) Animal Aid Unlimited |
Acharyashri Roopchandraji Maharaj (Hindi) Get to know about Shyamacharya (Kalkacharya Pratham) |
JAB Preliminary Rounds |
Dr Tara Sethia (English) Ahimsa Education for Sustaining a Culture of Peace |
Sudhanshu Jain (English) Why do we need a Jain Statement about Climate Change? |
Mukesh Chatter (English) Sadhana and Social Entrepreneurship |
JAB Preliminary |
JAB Preliminary |
Ramesh Khandhar (English) Transforming from Ego Self to True Self |
Vidhikar Shrenik Gala (Gujarati / Hindi) Jayviyaray Sutra |
JITO USA | ||
| 5:00 pm PST to 6:00 pm PST | Live Video Session with Rashtra Sant Gurudev Namra Muniji Maharaj Saheb (Gujarati) |
Rahul Kapoor Jain (Hindi) Parivartan hi Jeevan hai |
Anop Vora (English) How to achieve Self-Realization |
Will Tuttle (English) Social Justice: Revealing the Hidden Connections |
Dr Veer Sagar Jain (Hindi) Utility of Jain Logic in Self-Realization |
Dr Subhash Jain (English) Karma Doctrine and Rebirth in Jainism: A Logical Perspective |
Dr Shrenik Bandi Dr Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jain Astronomy (English) 5 pm to 6:30 pm |
Shrenik Zaveri (English/Hindi) The Journey of Enlightenment |
JAB Preliminary |
JAB Preliminary |
Dr Nitin Shah & Vijay Chheda (English) Seva in Action |
Manakmuniji (Hindi) Importance of Satsang |
JITO USA | |||
| Saturday, July 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm | Acharya Chandanaji Sadhvi Sangh Mitraji – (Gujarati/English) The Joy of Seva |
Rahul Kapoor Jain – (English) Leshya – A Technique of Healing and Altering Your Bio-chemistry |
Dr Falguni Zaveri – (Gujarati/Hindi/English) Art of Letting Go |
Ramesh Khandhar – (Gujarati) Samparpan – Foundation for Spiritual Elevation |
Dr Manoj Jain – (English) Jain Way of American Life |
Art Workshop by Kartik Trivedi |
Dr Jeffery Long – (English) Making the Case for the Relevance of Jainism to Current World Challenges |
Calligraphy Workshop by Mina Choksi |
Dr Bimal Chhajer – (English) Prevention and Reversal of Heart Disease by Diet and Lifestyle |
Pathshala Teachers Conference 9 am to 5 pm |
IAAMJV Meeting | Dr Michael Klaper – (English) Health Benefits of Fasting and Plant Based Diet |
Bhattarak Charukeerthiji – (English) Fundamentals of Jainism |
JAE Round Table (1 pm to 4 pm) |
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| 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Acharya Lokesh Muniji – (Hindi) Current World Challenges |
JAB Finals | Deepak Shah – (Hindi/Gujarati) Harmonious Living |
Harshad Maniar – (English) Power of Forgiveness Through Pratikraman |
Jitendra Shah – (Gujarati) Staying in the Present |
Art Workshop by Kartik Trivedi |
Dr Veer Sagar Jain – (Hindi) Meaning of Mahavirashtaka Stotra |
Calligraphy Workshop by Mina Choksi |
Dr Shamini Jain – (English) The Well of Being – Scientific and Spiritual Insights for a Happy, Fulfilling Life |
Pathshala Teachers Conference 9 am to 5 pm |
IAAMJV Meeting | Dr Tushar Mehta – (English) Vegan Diet is the True Jain Diet |
Venki Venkatesh – (English) ILP’s Promise – The Gift of Education |
JAE Round Table (1 pm to 4 pm) |
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| 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm PST | Tea Break | |||||||||||||||
| 4:00 pm PST to 4:50 pm | Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai (Gujarati) Topic to be decided |
JAB Finals | Ms. Himani – (English) Secret of Happiness and Pisitive Life |
Murli Krishnamurthy – (English) The Giver is a Bigger Beneficiary than the Receiver |
Dr Sanjeev Godha – (Hindi) Bhed Gyan – Discriminating between Soul and Everything Else |
Art Workshop by Kartik Trivedi |
Dr Priyadarshana Jain and Namrata Jain – (English) Dimensions of Satsang and Samarpan in Vedic and Shramanic traditions |
Calligraphy Workshop by Mina Choksi |
Jyoti Dharod – (English) Stem Cell Procedure for the Knee |
Pathshala Teachers Conference 9 am to 5 pm |
Samani Malaya Pragya – (English) Current Problems and Solution by Spiritual Process |
Dr Jina Shah – (English) Ahimsak Lifestyle for Health: A Holistic Approach |
JAINA Long Range Planning Meeting (Not open to public) |
Srikumar Menon (English) The Spiritual Aspect of Jain Religion |
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| 5:00 pm PST to 6:00 pm PST | Braham Rishi Guruvanand Swami – (Hindi) Eternal Teachings of Bhagvan Mahavira |
JAB Finals | Shatavdhan by Jay Jain |
Atmarpit Vidhiben – (English) Surrender: Freedom from Choice |
Pandit Maheshkumar Jain – (Hindi) Spiritual Awareness |
Art Workshop by Kartik Trivedi |
Dr Chintan Mehta – (English) A Journey from a Physician to a Sevak |
Calligraphy Workshop by Mina Choksi |
Dr Bimal Chhajer – (English) Simple Lifestyle Therapy to Control Type-2 Diabetes |
Pathshala Teachers Conference 9 am to 5 pm |
Paragbhai Shah – (Gujarati) Volatile Society to Visionary Society |
Sarah Taylor – (English) Making Positive Change Last: How to Go Vegan for Good |
JAINA Long Range Planning Meeting (Not open to public) |
Dr Hema Pokharna – (English) Ashrav to Samvar: Living a life of Freedom and Choice |
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| Special Sessions and Additional Breakout Sessions | ||||||
| Friday, July 5th | ||||||
| 1:00 pm PST to 2:20 pm | Interfaith Round Table Acharya Dr Lokesh Muni, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Rev Heng Sure, Rabbi Dr. Bradley Artson, Dr Philip Clayton, Dr Nitin Shah and others (1 pm to 4 pm) |
Womens Conference Empowerment through Cruelty-free Living Dr Mamta Shaha Ingrid Newkirk Kusum Jain (1 pm to 4:30 pm) |
JAINA BOD Meeting 1 pm to 2:30 pm (Not Open to Public) |
Jain Astronomy Dr Shrenik Bandi Dr Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
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| 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Dr. Sejal Shah – (Gujarati) Inner Journey – In Dialogue with Self |
Scientific Research in Jainism Dr Jayanti Jain Dr Narendra Bhandari |
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| 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm PST | ||||||
| 4:00 pm PST to 4:50 pm | Jain International Trade Organization – JITO USA Prem Jain Dr Sushil Jain Kamlesh Mehta Dipak Doshi Rajeev Pandya Sharmila Oswa |
Dr Tara Sethia – (English) Ahimsa Education for Sustained Culture of Peace |
Ramesh Khandhar – (English) Transforming from Ego Self to True Self | |||
| 5:00 pm PST to 6:00 pm PST | Shrenik Zaveri Hindi/English The Journey of Enlightement |
Dr Subhash Jain – (English) Karma Doctrine and Rebirth in Jainism: A Logical Perspective |
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| Special Sessions and Meetings | ||||||
| Saturday, July 6th | ||||||
| Wellness Sessions | Healthy Living Sessions | |||||
| 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm | Art Workshop by Kartik Trivedi Session 1: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Calligraphy Workshop by Minaxi Choksi Session 1: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Dr Bimal Chhajer – (English) Prevention and Reversal of Heart Disease by Diet and Lifestyle |
Dr Michael Klaper – (English) Health Benefits of Fasting and Plat Based Diet |
IAAMJV Meeting | Jain Academic Education Conference Dr. Sulekh Jain, Prof. Philip Clayton, Dr. Shugan Jain, Prof. Atul Shah, Dr. Kirti Jain, Dr. Harvinder Sahota and others (1 pm to 4 pm) |
Pathshala Teachers Conference ( 9 am to 6 pm) |
| 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Dr Shamini Jain – (English) The Well of Being – Scientific and Spiritual Insights for a Happy, Fulfilling Life |
Dr Tushar Mehta – (English) Vegan Diet is the True Jain Diet |
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| 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm PST | Tea Break | |||||
| 4:00 pm PST to 4:50 pm | Ms. Himani – (English) Secret of Happiness and Positive Life Shat- Avdhan Unleash the Untapped Human Potential Demonstration of Power of Soul & Memory By Disciple of Pujya Acharya Shri. Chandanaji – Jay Jain VEERAYATAN Art Workshop by Kartik Trivedi Session 2: 4:00 pm PST to 6:00 pm PST Calligraphy Workshop by Minaxi Choksi Session 2: 4:00 pm PST to 6:00 pm PST |
Jyoti Dharod – (English) Stem Cell Procedure for the Knee |
Dr Jina Shah – (English) Ahimsak Lifestyle for Health: A Holistic Approach |
JAINA Long Range Planning Meeting
(Not open to public) |
KOJAIN Meeting 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm |
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| 5:00 pm PST to 6:00 pm PST | Dr.Bimal Chhajer – (English) Simple Lifestyle Therapy to Control Type-2 Diabetes |
Sarah Taylor – (English) Making Positive Change Last: How to Go Vegan for Good |
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| Temple Hours | ||
| Thursday | July 4th | 5:00 pm PST to 9:00 pm PST |
| Friday | July 5th | 6:00 am PST to 9:00 pm PST |
| Saturday | July 6th | 6:00 am PST to 9:00 pm PST |
| Sunday | July 7th | 6:00 am PST to 12:39 pm |
| Temple Events | ||
| Thursday, July 4th | ||
| 09:30 am to 12:30 pm | Snatrapuja and 18 Abhishek in Ballroom B | |
| 03:00 pm PST to 05:00 pm PST | Procession at the Ontario Convention Center | |
| 05:00 pm PST | Temple Dwar Opening | |
| 05:00 pm PST to 06:00 pm PST | Vadhamna/Gadi Pujan/Sthapan Vidhi | |
| 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm PST | Bhakti Bhavna and *Aarti/Mangal Divo in the Temple | |
| Friday, July 5th | ||
| 06:00 am PST to 08:00 am PST | Bhaktamar Stotra recital and Ashtprakari puja | |
| 12:39 pm to 03:30 pm | Snatrapuja & 24 Tirthankar Pujan | |
| 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm PST | Bhakti Bhavna and *Aarti/Mangal Divo in the Temple | |
| Saturday, July 6th | ||
| 06:00 am PST to 08:00 am PST | Bhaktamar Stotra recital, Ashtprakari puja and Snatrapuja | |
| 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm PST | Bhakti Bhavna and *Aarti/Mangal Divo in the Temple | |
* Aarti/Mangal Divo at 07:45 pm
| Sunday, July 7th | ||
| 06:00 am PST to 08:00 am PST | Bhaktamar Stotra recital, Ashtprakari puja and Snatrapuja | |
| 10 am | Utthapan of Idols | |
*Schedules and timeline are subject to change without notice depending on circumstances.
Please note that the start and end times are shown in Eastern Pacific Time (Florida Time).
JAINA Convention 2023 is a 72-hour extravaganza packed with learning, inspiration, and fun starting at noon on Friday. June 30th and concluding at noon on Monday, July 3rd. Here’s a quick chart for you to review followed by a few additional details to help with your travel plans.
Day 1: The registration will begin on June 30th at noon. Lunch will be available for an extended period since you may arrive at various times from close and far distances. Daytime programming will begin post-lunch, followed by dinner and a Convention opening ceremony with entertainment and garba-raas.
Day 2 and Day 3: Both of these days will begin with yoga and breakfast, followed by inspirational keynote speeches. After lunch, attend the breakout sessions, reunite with family and friends, and meet some new people. The evenings, post-dinner, will be filled with entertainment.
Day 4: The day will again begin with yoga and breakfast. The Convention will conclude at noon with a closing ceremony followed by lunch.
Airport Transfers (available at a nominal cost from TPA and MCO airports)
Airport transfer will be available only from TPA and MCO airports at a nominal cost. Please make arrangements if you arrive at or depart from any other airport.
Day 1: Airport transfer will be available from TPA and MCO airports on June 30th from 9 am – 7 pm.
Day 2 and Day 3: No transfer will be available. If you are arriving on either of these days, please make arrangements.
Day 4: For return, airport transfer will be available from morning to afternoon. We will send specific timing as we get closer, but adequate coverage will be provided.