Education

During Guruji’s lifetime and thereafter, Siddhachalam initiated and generously supported various universities in North America, among other parts of the world, to start or maintain educational initiatives in the study of Ahimsa and Anekantvad. These initiatives include endowment for a program on Jainism at Columbia University and scholarly works at University of Toronto and University of California at Santa Barbara. Guruji also intended Siddhachalam to be a center of learning on Ahimsa and Anekantvad.

2011 Scholars' Conference on Ahimsa, Anekantvad and Moksha

On June 11 and 12, 2011, we will have scholars from India and the United States to speak on the subject of Ahimsa, Anekantvad and Moksha. The conference, in commemoration of the 85th birth anniversary of His Holiness Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj will be held at Siddhachalam in Blairstown, NJ. Scholars include Jain Ratna Hukum Chand Bharill, Dr. John E. Cort, Prof. Narendra Bhandari, Dr. Jeffery D. Long, Dr. Kristi Wiley, Dr. Vimal Prakash Jain, Mr. Steven D. Vose, Mr. Bhoopendra Kumar Jain, Ms. Sarah Hicks, and Mr. Shanti Parakh, among others.

For more details and to register, please click here or Download the program schedule here.

Hope Road House Is Now Acharya Sushil Kumar Library

The Hope Road house was named Acharya Sushil Kumar Library recently. The library contains out of print as well as recent books on religion, ahimsa, peace, environment, vegetarianism, health and related subjects. The library has over 2,500 books (and increasing). The library has a fully-dedicated scholar-in-residence room equipped with broadband internet access. It has a beautiful idol of Saraswati in the main room. The library is open to all on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm and is non-lending at this time (scholars-in-residence have access 24x7).

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