Jai Jinendra! JCNC is pleased to extend this invitation to all of you to join the Ayambil Oli Tap observance starting from September 27 through October 5, 2017 at the Jain Bhawan. It will start everyday at 12.00 noon, so requesting everyone to come 5 minutes earlier. It ends 1.00 pm. We humbly request everyone to please RSVP for all 9 days OR for each day you plan to do Ayambil at JCNC. This will allow us to serve you efficiently without wasting any food.
It
will be wonderful if you can join for all nine days, if not then don't
hesitate to join even for a day or two or three or whatever you can do. You may also invite your friends and family to join this Tap and take Dharma Laabh!
Parana will be held on Friday, October 6, 2017.
As for the last many years, this year also our all time volunteer Pravinbhai Turakhia has accepted to lead and coordinate this Ayambil Oli and seeking your voluntary help for cooking and serving. In order to manage and not to have wastage of food, we request you to sign up online at Ayambil Oli Registration Form. Please contact Pravinbhai or Prashantbhai (Pujari) if you cannot signup online. Please signup latest by 2 PM on the day before you plan to join for Ayambil Oli. Please also take Dharam Laabh by signing up for sponsorship opportunities ($151
per day or $2,501 Grand Ayambil Oli Sponsor or $1,501 Grand Parana
Sponsor); and / or by signing up as a volunteer to serve each day or any
available day. For all sign-ups, please use this Ayambil Oli Registration Form
What is Ayambil? Ayambil
is one kind of an auspicious Tap. It falls under the intense category
of Rasa tyag Tap. Tap: Penance which contributes to the destruction of
Karmas. A pure soul has infinite Tapas.
There are twelve types of tap defined in the Jain scriptures. They are divided into two groups;External Tap which disciplines the human body against passions and desires and the Internal Tap which purifies the soul. Please read more... see attachment... For more detailed information about Ayambil Oli Tap, please contact the religious committee at religious@jcnc.org or Pravinbhai Turakhia at 510-593-7000 or email at pravin@comcast.net |
· Sep 18, Monday to Sep 24, Sunday: Lecture series by Samaniji Dr.Suyashnidhiji and Samaniji Shri Sudhanidhiji
· Sep 19, Tuesday: Chaudash Pratikraman
· Sep 19, Tuesday: Pakhi Pratikraman
· Sep 27 Wednesday to Oct 5, Thursday: Shashwati Ayambil Oli (Navpad Puja on Oct 5)
· Sep 30, Saturday: Monthly Musical Abhishek
· Oct 4, Wednesday: Chaudash Pratikraman
· Oct 5, Thursday: Pakhi Pratikraman
· Oct 7, Saturday: Monthly Snatra Puja
· Oct 13, Friday: Monthly Bhavna
· Oct 14th, Nov 11th, and Dec 9th, 2017, Saturday - Senior Mixer.
NOTE:
The Senior Mixer event will be conducted on 2nd Saturday of the month
from Oct 2017 to June 2018 or until further notice.
· Oct 17, Tuesday: Dhan Teras and Samadhi Maran 36 Mala
· Oct 18, Wednesday: Kali Chaudash and Samadhi Maran 36 Mala, Chaudash Pratikraman
· Oct 19, Thursday: Actual Mahavir Nirvan Kalyanak Day, Deepawali, Pakhi Pratikraman
· Oct 20, Friday: Navu Varas and Samadhi Maran 36 Mala
· Oct 21, Saturday: Mahavir Nirvan Kalyanak Celebration at JCNC