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MoU signed between Parshwanath Vidyapeeth and Hemachandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan
17th Dec. 2019, A MoU was signed between Parshwanath Vidyapeeth and Hemachandrachary North Gujarat University, Patan with an objective that both the institutions will collaborate on developing a joint academic and research cooperation in the field of Indology in general and
Jainalogy in particular. Dr. S. P. Pandey, Joint Director, Parshwanath Vidyapeeth and Dr. Anil Nayak, Vice Chancellor, Hemachandracharya North Gujarat University discussed the points of the MoU and released the same.
Lectures delivered for three Ph. D. Students of Gujarat University
Dr. S. P. Pandey, Joint Director Parshwanath Vidyapeeth delivered lectures for three Ph. D. students enrolled in Gujarat University under joint research academic programme between Parshwanath Vidyapeeth and Gujarat University. Vaishali Shah, Jepal Shah and Ila Sheth are the three students working for their research in Dept. of Prakrit, Gujarat University on ‘Philosophical study of Pannavana Sutta’, ‘A critical study of Uttaradhyayan and Bhagavadgita’, and ‘A critical study of Haribhadra’s Yoga respectively’. Dr. Pandey engaged classes and guided the students from 12th to 16th Dec. 2019 for their research topics.
15 Day National Workshop on Jain Nyay
A 15 day National Workshop on Siddhasena Divakar,s two prominent treatises of Jain Nyaya- Sanmati tarika and Nyay avatars, sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research was organised by Parshwanath Vidyapeeth from 15th to 29th November 2019 . It’s inaugural function was organised on 15th Nov. 19. Total 36 participants from all over India participated in this workshop. The prominent resource persons who taught Sanmati tark and Nyayavatar by Siddhasena Divakar were Prof. D C Jain, Jodhpur, Prof. Shriyansh Singhai, Jaipur, Prof. Veer Sagar Jain and Prof. Anekant Jain from Delhi and Prof. J B Shah from Ahmedabad. The local eminent Jain scholars who taught in the workshop were Prof. Phool chand Jain, Prof. K K Jain, Prof. S. Mishra, Prof. A K Jain and Prof. Pradyumn S Shah.
Lecture by Prof. Christopher K Chappel on Jain Yoga
Under Lala Harjas Rai Jain lecture series a lecture on Jain Yoga by Prof. Christopher K. Chappel was organised by Parshwanath Vidyapeeth on 7th Nov. 2019. Prof. Chappel under his deliberation presented the salient features of Jain Nyaya.