An International Symposium:
Ahimsa and Aparigraha in Contemporary Contexts
Co-sponsored by JAINA
July 3, 2005
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Ahimsa Center at Cal Poly Pomona presents an international symposium featuring scholars and participants from all around the world. The purpose of this symposium is to examine the multiple dimensions of ahimsa (nonviolence) and aparigraha (nonpossession or simplicity) in Jainism, and explore their practical significance in the contemporary social, political and ecological contexts—especially, in addressing the problems of violence, exploitation, consumerism and poverty in our world.
Time & Location 
- Sunday, July 3, 2005; 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Winchester Room, Westin Santa Clara, CA
Symposium Schedule
| 7:30 a.m. | Symposium Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. | Welcome Remarks Anop Vora, President, JAINA |
| 8:40 - 8:50 a.m. | Felicitation and Recognition Honoring Pratap Bhogilal for his leadership in promoting Jain Studies Prem Jain, Cisco Systems |
| 8:50 - 9:00 a.m. | Jain Studies: A Vision for the Future Pratap Bhogilal, Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology, India |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Introduction to the Symposium Tara Sethia, Director, Ahimsa Center, Cal Poly Pomona |
| 9:00 -10:15 a.m | Session 1: Ahimsa and Aparigraha in Jain Art Moderator : Tara Sethia Picturing Virtues: Ahimsa and Aparigraha in Art Robert J. Del Bontà, Independent Scholar and Art Historian, San Francisco |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Session 2: Ahimsa and Aparigraha in Jain Literature Moderator : Jasvant Modi, Ajit Healthcare Inc., Los Angleles Supatra and Kupatra: Jain Debates on Fruits of Giving Peter Flugel, University of London, UK Jain Discourses of Ahimsa, Aparigraha and Power: Sadhvis, Feminism and Body Anne Vallely, University of Ottawa, Canada |
| 11:45 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m | Session 3: Reflections on Aparigraha and Ahimsa in Jain Tradition Moderator: Bipin Shah, INC3 Ventures, Santa Clara |
| Aparigraha, Consumerism and the Environment Surendra Bothara, Prakrit Bharti Academy, Jaipur, India Enough is Enough! Conquering Parigraha Kristi Wiley, University of California, Berkeley |
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| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Session 4: Re-enacting Aparigraha and Ahimsa in the Contexts of Globalization Moderator : Hema Pokharana, University of Chicago Ecological Nonviolence: A Global Assessment Michael Tobias, Independent Scholar, Film Producer, Los Angeles Ahimsa and Health Care Ethics Cromwell Crawford, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. | Break |
| 4:15 - 6:15 p.m. | Session 5: Ahimsa, Aparigraha and the World of Business Moderator : Parveen Jain, McAfee, Inc . The Value of Ahimsa in Corporate Culture Jagdish N. Sheth, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Ahimsa and Business Leadership Shailesh J. Mehta, Granite Hill Capital Ventures, CA Business Ethics and Social Responsibility: Learning from Gandhi Nirmal Sethia, Cal Poly Pomona Pursuit of Ahimsa: Lessons from the Business World Navindra Jain, Los Gatos, CA |
| 6:15 p.m. | Concluding Remarks Tara Sethia |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Entertainment Program by Anuradha Podwal and Manhar Udhas |
Symposium Speakers
Symposium Moderators
| Parveen K. Jain | Jasvant Modi | Hema Pokharna |
| Bipin Shah |
Registration Details
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Symposium Registration Fee is $79 and includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening entertainment program on July 3. If you are registered for JAINA convention, you do not need to pay any additional fee. If you wish to register for symposium only, please make a check for $79 payable to JAINA and mail it to the following address along with a completed registration form: JAINA Convention 2005, P.O. Box 630, Cupertino, CA 95015-0630, USA
For more information about the symposium, please contact Symposium convener, Professor Tara Sethia at (909) 869-3868 or tsethia@csupomona.edu.