Advanced Jain Study Opportunity for Summer 2007

[Guest guest]

International Summer School for Jain Studies (ISSJS) is a non-

government; non-profit project funded by handful of Jain

philanthropists in USA, Canada and India. It has conducted summer

schools in 2005 and 2005, and is now inviting

 

- Advanced graduate level students with special interest in Jainism

- Professors teaching related classes or conducting Jainism related

research

 

to apply for the 2-month Summer 2007 program.

 

Selected participants from North America will be provided stipend,

air travel to India and boarding and lodging in India.

 

Those from other overseas countries may also apply, however they

will need to provide for their own expenses.

 

The program, conducted at major Jain centers in India, includes

 

- Interactive classroom lectures using modern teaching aides by

eminent Jain scholars.

- Live interaction and visits to Jain homes and family ceremonies,

temple worship, rituals, festivals, pilgrimage and visual and

performing arts.

- Interactions with Jain monks and eminent personalities and access

to Jain literature.

 

For details, forms and information about past participants please

visit

 

 

http://jainstudies.org

 

 

Yashwant

 

 

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Yashwant K. Malaiya, Professor (970) 491-7031, -2466 (FAX)

Computer Science Department malaiya (AT) cs (DOT) colostate.edu

Colorado State University

http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya

Fort Collins CO 80523 USA

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