FUTURE JAIN CENTER Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington

4241 Ammendale Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705

Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, MD

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 4548, Silver Spring, MD 20914 E-mail: info@JainSocietyDC.org Website: www.JSMW.org

Dharmapremi Sushravak & Sushravika,

An exciting opportunity lies before us to build the future that we envision together for our upcoming generations. Our Jain Center was established in 1980 and for the past 36 years we have been fortunate to take dharma-labh from this center in terms of worship, service and education. Now that we have outgrown our current facility this is our chance to expand our Jain Center and pass our rich heritage to our younger generation.

Since 1980 JSMW has grown from a handful of families to one of the leading Jain Communities in North America with a membership of over 650 families. Our Sunday school enrollment has increased from about 15 to over 150 with 9 different classes. Due to its Washington D.C location, the capital of the United States, perhaps political capital of the world, our Jain Center draws the attention of the nations’ religious and elected leaders as well as visitors from around the globe. It has become critical to develop a state of the art Jain Center to host all activities throughout the year. This center will also serve as tourist destination for religious tourism from around the world.

As Jains, you and I believe that all what we have is from our hard work and God’s blessing. Most of us migrated with few dollars and two suitcases. Today with God’s grace and our hard work, we are among the most gifted community. We are being called upon by our future generation to build a new larger Jain Center complex with various needed facilities. In this spirit, I ask you to consider, thoughtfully and prayerfully, how you, your family and friends might participate in this great undertaking.

Our goal is to build an all-inclusive 24,000 sq. ft. Jain Center building connected to a 6,000 sq. ft. temple complex which will be made of marble and fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) material to save construction costs. Our goal is an ambitious one, equaled only by the magnitude of our dreams. May the hopes and aspirations of our Jain community move our hearts to give generously in support of this campaign!

Sincerely,

Dr. Sushil Jain (skjain99@gmail.com) Chairman, Board of Trustee

In the Garbhagruha (Gabhara), we will have following five Anjan Shalaka Pratishthit Tirthankar Bhagwan Moorties:

Shankeshwar Parshwanath Bhagwan-Mool Nayak Adeshwar Bhagwan Shantinath Bhagwan Vasupujya/Neminath Bhagwan Munisuvrat Swami Bhagwan

Outside Gabhara, we plan to install Moorties of the following Tirthankar Bhagwan, Gandhar, Dev, Devi and Guruji:

Chandraprabhu Bhagwan Shantinath Bhagwan Mahavir Swami Bhagwan Simandhar Swami Bhagwan Gautam Swami Chakrayudh Swami Padmavati Devi Nirvani Devi Chakreshwari Devi Saraswati Devi Ghantakaran Mahavir Manibhadra Veer Jindutta Kushalsuriji Acharya Hemchandracharya

We will also have following Patt: Shatrunjay Girnarji Samet Shikharji Pavapuri

For additional and up to date sponsorship opportunities and guidelines, please visit

www.JSMW.org

Adinath (Digambar) Temple In Gabhara, we will install Pran-Pratishthit Moorties of following Tirthankar Bhagwan:

Adinath Bhagwan –Mool Nayak Parshwanath Bhagwan Mahavir Swami Bhagwan

Outside Gabhara, we plan to install following Moorties:

Bharat Bhagwan Bahubali Bhagwan Shantinath Bhagwan Naminath Bhagwan Chakreshwari Devi Padmavati Devi Kshetrapalji Dev Brahma Dev Acharya Kundakunda

We will also have following Patt:

Ashtapadji Samosaranji

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According to Jain tradition, land donation for building a religious area is considered one of the most auspicious acts of charity for spiritual growth. Land donation is a great way by which everyone can play a part of the future Temple's development. We have created an opportunity to donate nine sq. ft. (one sq. yard) of the religious area (Temple Complex, Upaashraya and Sthanak) land for $2,501. The temple foundation structure will be laid on top of land donated by you. You can dedicate land in the name of your children, family members and in memory of a loved one. Your land donation will be recognized by a certificate and listed on a prominently displayed location. Building a temple is a once in a lifetime opportunity and this mighty endeavor needs your financial support. Your generosity will help bring this noble cause to completion. With your continued support, we will not only have a place of worship, but also a venue to promote our culture and heritage for generations to come. Note: The Land donation scheme is for recognition purpose only; no legal or physical transaction will be performed. For additional information, please contact Bhupesh Mehta (240-455-4524) or Meenal Zaveri (713-320-6155) or Shilpa Jain (301-528-0785).

Name of the room Minimum Donation Labh pati #Total Expected Land (5.1 acres) $250,000 2 $500,000 Sthanak $75,000 3 $225,000 Upaashraya $100,000 3 $300,000 Classrooms (6) $75,000 6 $450,000 Kitchen $50,000 3 $150,000 Dining/Assembly Hall $75,000 10 $750,000 Scholar Room $35,000 2 $70,000 Office $25,000 3 $75,000 Library $50,000 3 $150,000 Conference Room $25,000 3 $75,000 AV/Multimedia $35,000 3 $105,000 Kesar Rooms (2) $5,000 6 $30,000

For additional and up to date sponsorship opportunities and guidelines, please visit

www.JSMW.org or contact Harshid Shah (703-723-9363) or Pravin Dand (301-384-3367).

Jain Center Founder Members Program

We encourage all members, families, friends and supporters to be the founders of the new Jain Center. All donors who donate over $5000 for the Jain Center, over and above any Nakro or other sponsorship or Gheeboli donations, will be listed on a Jain Center Founders Board, which will be displayed at a prominent location. Donors will also be awarded a memory certificate or a plaque for their personal display at home. Founder members donating $5,000 or more will be recognized as follows:

Platinum Donor: $100,001 & above Gold Donor: $50,001 & above Silver Donor: $ 25,001 & above Recognition: $5,001 & above For information, please contact Manoj Dharamsi (703-620-9837) or Kanu Doshi (240-277-8555) Kalpvruksh (Tree of Life) Program

According to Jain cosmology – the Kalpvruksh is a wish-granting tree, which fulfills the desires of people in initial stages of worldly cycle. It is a wonderful way for supporters to celebrate life cycle events such as births, graduations, birthdays, weddings and anniversaries, promotions, etc., may all be marked by donating various parts of the Kalpvruksh as a permanent visual marker of happy occasions. The Kalpvruksh will be prominently located in the Jain Center permanently. Donation for sponsoring various parts of the Kalpvruksh will be as follows:

Tree Trunk: $ 10,001 Med Branch: $7501 Small Branch: $5001 Ground Plaque: $2501 Dove/Bird: $2001 Flower: $1501 Fruit: $1501 Leave: $751 For information, please contact Nitin Sogani (443-527-6388), Atul Shah (301-274-0319) or Ravi Kasliwal (301-963-6844) Pillars of Strength No matter how strong a foundation, pillars are the structures that provide reinforcement,

balance and support. This program will build two pillars - one for men and one for women - as symbols of the strength that keep the community together. You can donate in the name of your children, family members and in memory of a loved one. This sponsorship is available for a donation of $1001 for each name recognized on pillars. For information, please contact Gita Shah (301-604-4076) for Pillar for Women and Kanti Gangar (301-598-3093) for Pillar for Men.

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