Jain Centers, Temples and Organizations

INDEX
Jain Local Organizations in North America
Regional Young Jains of America representatives
Jain Temples in North America
Other Jain Centers
Campus Jain Organizations
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1. Jain Local Organizations in North America


Jain Centers and their 1997 Presidents



Regional Young Jains of America representatives


2. Jain Temples North America

Resent-date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 08:55:26 -0600 From: gadapb9jafna@mem.po.com Here the list of Jain Temples by themselves as well as with Hindu temples. Is this the list you wanted? Or are you talking about some other lsit? Please do not hesitaye to let me know. Premchand
List of Jain Temples with Directions: In USA Jain Center of northern California 2983 Mitton Drive San Jose CA 95148 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact 408-274-7864 Jain Center of Southern California 8072 Commonwealth Avenue P.O Box 549 Buena Park CA 90621 714-670-0890, 739-9161 Jain Temple Has Library Direction to Jain Temple:- Here's a correction to the directions to Jain Center of Southern California. >From 91freeway, take the Beach Boulevard exit and go north for about a mile. Take a right on commonwealth. The Temple is one block down on the right. >From I-5 South, exit at Artesia/Beach. Make a left off the exit, right on Beach Blvd., left on Commonwealth and the temple is one block down on the right. >From I-5 North, exit at Manchester and go straight off the exit. Make a right on Stanton, right on Commonwealth and the temple is one block down on the right. Jain Society of Southern Florida 8010 South Lake Drive West Palm Beach FL 33406 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Mahendra Shah 305-595-3833 Direction to Jain Temple:- Hindu Temple Society of Augusta P.O. Box 204624 Augusta GA 30907 706-860-3864 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Navmit Shah 706-863-6976 Direction to Jain Temple:- from Atlanta, Take 1-20 East, Exit#63; turn right on Belari Road; left on Wrightsboro Road; right on Lukes Road (1421 Lukes Road). From Columbia,S.C.: Take 1-20 West, Exit #63; left on Belair Road; left on Wrightboro Road, and right on Lukes Road. Jain Group of Atlanta 1281 Cooper Lake Road Smyrna GA Jain/Hindu Temple Has Library Contact Jiten Shah 404-469-7385 Direction to Jain Temple:- to temple in Smyrna, GA, 1-75 South to i-285 West towards Florida. take the exit to S. Cobb Drive. Turn right at the ramp. Take S. Cobb Drive to Cooper Lake Road. Make a left a the traffic light on Cooper Lake Road. Drive two miles. The IACC Center is on the right, (1281 Cooper lake Road). Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago 435 North Rt. 59 Bartlett Il 60103 708-837-1077, 1088, 1099 Jain Temple Direction to Jain Temple:- From I-90 West, take the exit to Rt. 59 and turn left (south). Drive aobut five miles past Rt. 19 (Irving Park Road) and pass Rt. 20 (Lake Street). After 1/4 mile, turn left on Temple Driveway. From 290, take the exit to Throndale Avenue (Elgin/O'Hare Expressway) which ends at Lake Street. Turn right and drive about three miles. Take the exit to Rt. 59 and turn right. After 1/4 mile, turn left on the Temple Driveway. Jain Center of Greater Boston 83 Fuller Brook Rd. Wellesley MA 02181 617-762-9490 Jain Temple Has Library Contact 617-237-5997 Direction to Jain Temple:- The Jain Center is located at 15 Cedar Street in Norwood, about 12 miles from downtown Boston. Form 128 South, take the exit for Rt. 1 South. At the first traffic light, turn right on Everette Street. follow Rt. 1A South, pass Norwood Center but stay right on the fork. At the third traffic light, turn left on Chapel Street. Then turn right on Cedar Street. The center is one block down. Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington 1021 Briggs Chaney Road Silver Springs MD 20905 301-236-4466 Jain Temple Has Library Contact 703-620-9837 Direction to Jain Temple:- Corrected direction: >From I-495, take Exit #28A for New Hampshire Avenue (Rt 650N). Drive about 6.5 miles on north new Hampshire Avenue and turn right at the traffic light for Briggs Chaney Road (before Safeway). Within half mile, look for number 1021 for the Jain Center on your right. >From I-95 South: Take exit #33 for Route 198 West to Burtonsville. After about 2 miles, turn left on the traffic light for US-29 South. After 1.5 miles, turn right on the traffic light for Briggs Chaney Road. After passing second traffic light (Good Hope Road), within half a mile, look for number 1021 for the Jain Center on your left. Jain Study Center of N. Carolina (Raleigh) 309 Ariation Parkway Morrisville NC 27560 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Pravin Shah 919-469-0956 Direction to Jain Temple:- Near the RDU Airport, take the I-40 Exit 285 on Aviation Parkway and go towards Morrisville. The Temple is 1/2 miles from the exit. Jain Study Group of Charlotte 7400 City View Drive Charlotte NC Jain/Hindu Temple Has Library Contact 704-535-3440 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From I-85N, take exit #36 (Rt. 165 Brookshire Freeway). Watch for Independence Boulevard which is Rt. 74 East. Go 4.5 miles on Rt. #74 East, turn left on city View Drive. From I-85S, go to I-77 South and get off on exti 11, which is Brookshire Freeway. Follow the same directions as above to the Temple Jain Society of New Jersey 233 Runnymede Road Essex Fall NJ 07021 201-226-2539 Jain Temple Contact Virendra Shah 908-329-3236 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From NJ turnpike, take Garden State Parkway North. Take Exit 145 for Rt. #280 W. and take Exit #58 for Caldwell (Rt. 527). At T Junction, turn left on Borough Place (near St. Peter's Church) and turn left on Runnymede Road. Turn left at T Junction. The Jain Center will be on your left. Siddhachalam/International Mahavir Jain Mission 650 Mud Pond Road Blairstown NJ 07825 Jain Temple Contact 908-362-9793 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From the East, take Rt. #80W to Exit 12 for Blairstown/Hope. Take a right after the exit; go under two miles to Mud Pond Road. Turn right and go 1.3 miles to Siddhachalam on the left side of the road. From the West: Take Rt. #80 E to Exit 12 for Blairstown/Hope. Turn left at the exit and follow the same directions as above. The Jain Sangh of New Jersey 3401 Cooper Avenue Pennsauken NJ 08109 609-662-1076 Jain Temple Contact Shashi Shah 609-424-4987 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From NJ turnpike: Take Exit 4 to Camden (Rt. 73N). Take Rt. 38W. After the Cherry Hill Mall traffic light, take the Palmyra exit to haddonfield Road. Turn left at the seventh traffic light (near the water tank) at Park Avenue. Pass one traffic light. The Temple will be on your left. >From I-295: Take Exit 34B for Rt. 70W. At the second traffic circle, turn right on Haddonfield (to Palmyra). Turn left at the ninth traffic light (near the water tank) at Park Avenue. Pass one traffic light. The Temple will be on your left. Jain Center of America 4311 Ithaca Street Elmhurst NY 11373 718-424-9333 Jain Temple Contact Naresh Shah 516-741-9269 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From NJ Turnpike, take Exit 13 to Verrazano Bridge. Continue on I-278 East to Queens. After passing LI Expressway (i-495), take Exit 37 to Broadway. Turn right on Broadway. After 3/4 of a mile, turn left on Elmhurst Avenue and right on Ithaca Street. The Temple is on your left. Jain Society of Buffalo 1560 North French Road Crefzille NY 14068 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Bhavesh Kamdar 716-634-7469 Direction to Jain Temple:- Take I-90 to I-290 to I-990. Take Exit #4 to North French road and turn left. Go about 1/4 mile. The Temple is on the left side next to the NOCO Gas Station. Jain Society of Capital District, Albany NY 450 Albany-Shaker Road Loudonville NY 12211 518-459-7272 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Rasik Chudgar 518-785-7470 Direction to Jain Temple:- Take Rt. 87 North (Northway) to Exit 4 Airport. Turn left at the exit. Turn right at Albany Shaker Road. Drive about two or three miles. The Hindu Temple is on the right. Take Rt. 87 South to Exit 4 and turn left. Make another left on Albany Shaker Road. Continue to Rt. 450 Abalny Shaker Road. Jain Society of Rochester 14 Ambergate Rise Pittsford NY 14534 716-377-2100 Contact Ramnik R. Vora 716-264-9834 Direction to Jain Temple:- Take 90 West to 490 West to 441 East. Turn right on Monroe-Wayne County Line Road to 2171 M-W Road. Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton 6798 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd Cincinnati OH 45044 5163-755-1400 Jain Temple Contact Sushila Singhvi 513-885-7414 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From Dayton, take 1-75 South to Exit 22 Tylersville Road and turn right. Athe the second light,turn right on Cin-Day Road. Follow Cin-Day Road under the railroad bridge and pass Hamilton-Mason Road. The Temple is on the right across from Cimeron Ridge (6798 Din-Day Road) >From Cincinnati, take I-75 North to Exit 21 Cin-Day Road and turn left. Pass Tylersville Road. Follow the directions above. Jain Center of Pittsburgh 615 Illini Drive Monroeville PA 15146 412-325-2073 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Dr.Surendra Sethi 412-283-8822 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From PA Turnpike, take Exit 6 for Murrysville (RT. 22E). Turn left at teh second traffic light at Elliott road. After about half a mile, turn right on Illini Drive. The Temple will be on your left. Jain Sangh of Allentown 4200 Airport Road Allentown PA 18130 610-264-2810 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Rashmi Sheth 610-868-1231 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From NY/NJ; Rt. 22 West. Exit on Airport road North. Go towards the airport. Pass four traffic lights. Wihin half a mile, the Temple (with the Ohm sign) will be on your right. Jain Group of Greenville 108 Meaway Court Simsonville SC 92681 Jain/Hindu Temple Contact Dilip doshi 803-967-4605 Direction to Jain Temple:- Jain Society of Houston 3905 Arc Street P. O. Box 772313 Houston TX 77215-2338 713-789-2338 Jain Temple Has Library Direction to Jain Temple:- >From Rt. #59S (Southwest Freeway), take exit to Westpark. Turn right. Go about two miles and turn right on Arc Street. The Center is two blocks down. Jain Society of North Texas 538 Apollo Richardson TX 75081 214-470-0606 Jain Temple Contact Natwar Shah 214-644-1233 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From I-75 (Central Expressway) take esit to Beltline Road/Main Street. Go East to Grove Street and North on Grove to 538 Apollo. The Temple is on the left side. CANADA Hindu Jain Cultural Center 2136 104th Street, #B Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6J 5GB Jain/Hindu Temple Contact 403-435-9070 Direction to Jain Temple:- >From Highway 2 NOrth, take 14225-133 Avenue (St. Albert Trail). Jain Society Of Toronto 48 Rosemeade Avenue Etobicoke, Ontario MBY 3A5 Canada Jain Temple Has Library http://www.jsotcanada.org Direction to Jain Temple:- >From Queen Elizabeth Highway, take exit to Islington North. Turn right on Queensway. After the Royal York traffic light, turn left on Rosemeade Avenue.

2. Other Jain Centers

Institute of Jainology 31 Lancaster Gate London, W2 3LP, U.K. Jain International 21 Saumya Apt. Ahmedabad 380 014 India tel. 0272-465 129 / fax. 0272-445 945 Jain Sangh of Kobe 6-17 Yamamoto Dori 1-Chome, Chico-ku Kobe 650, Japan 81-78-241-5995(Mr. Dhaulabhai) 81-78-2419909/3464 (Mr. Khajanchi) Jain Centre of Hongkong: President: Mr. M.T.Mody Office Tel: (852) 2807 2015/ 2807 2040 Office Fax: (852) 2807 2431/ 2887 6527 Home Phone: (852) 2571 2340 Secretary: Mr. N.M.Golchha Office Tel: (852) 2598 6984 Home Phone: (852) 2960 1091 Home Fax : (852) 2840 1199 Email : golchha@asiaonline.net Jain Society of Sydney 38 Ourimbah Road Mosman, Sydney NSW 2080, Australia Brahmi Jain Society 1884 Dorsetshire Rd, Columbus, OH 43229 USA tel./fax. (614) 899-2678 Jain Meditation International Center (books, audio and video tapes) Box 244 Ansonia Station New York, NY 10023-0244 tel. (212) 362-6483

On Campus Jain Organizations

University of Texas Jain Society Austin,Texas University of Michigan Jain Society Ann Arbor Michigan