Veerayatan

Veerayatan (derived from two words - ‘Veer’ that stands for Lord Mahavira and ‘aayatan’ that stands for a holy place) is a religious organization based on the principles of Jainism in India.[3] The organization was founded by Acharya Shri Chandanaji in 1973 on the occasion of Lord Mahavira's 2500th 'Nirvana Mahotsava'.[4][1] Three core focus areas of the organization are seva (service to humanity), shiksha (education), and sadhana (self-development). Veerayatan is the only Jain organization to promote the concept of seva (service to humanity).[5] It has centres in Bihar, Kutch, Maharashtra and many other places in India and USA, UK, UAE, East Africa and Singapore.[1]

Veerayatan
Formation26 October 1973 (1973-10-26)
TypeJain religious organisation
PurposeReligious, Educational, Humanity, Non Profit, Charitable
HeadquartersRajgir, Bihar  India
Region served
 India
Official language
Hindi, Gujarati, and English
Secretary General
Amarmuni Sampradaya
Founder
Upadhyaya Amar Muniji and Acharya Shri Chandanaji[1]
Key people
Sadhvi Sangh[1]
Main organ
Working Committee[1]
Websiteveerayatan.org
RemarksOnly monastic lineage to promote a nun to the rank of Acharya in the Jain community[2]

Work

Veerayatan runs an eye hospital at Rajgir; a charitable school at Lachuar; and a BEd college at Pawapuri.[6][1] In the Kutch district, Veerayatan runs two primary and one secondary educational institutions, an institute of pharmacy offering undergraduate and graduate programs, an institute of management and computer applications offering undergraduate programs, an institute of engineering, management and research offering graduate and diploma programs.[1][7]

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See also

References
  1. "Veerayatan to open 200 schools". The Times of India. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Rebel-turned-Acharya Inspires Jain Convention". NewsIndiaTimes.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Ancient Mahavir idol stolen". The Times of India. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Rebel-turned-Acharya Inspires Jain Convention". NewsIndiaTimes.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Rebel-turned-Acharya Inspires Jain Convention". NewsIndiaTimes.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Ancient Mahavir idol stolen". The Times of India. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. "Diamonds Do Good Awards Gala Honors Helzberg Diamonds, David Oyelowo and Her Excellency Graca Machel Mandela". Business Wire India. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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