Shravanabelagola, October 23, 2005: The delegates of the All Kannada Jaina Literary Conference in a resolution has called upon the Government of Karnataka to publish a compiled edition of the Jaina inscriptions in Kannada. The conference passed a set of ten resolutions to be pursued. The resolutions adopted during the conference are as follows:
1. To support the Digambar Jain Mutt, Shravanabelagola in its project of publishing the Dhavala works in Kannada.
2. To publish a Kannada dictionary of Jaina terms.
3. To conduct the All Kannada Jaina convention at least once in two years.
4. To translate and publish the Jain pooja works in Kannada.
5. To give financial aid to the publication of Jain literary works and Phd’s.
6. To thank the Government of Karnataka for releasing Rs. 25 lakhs to the Kuvempu University, Hampi towards the publication of Jain literary works.
7. To thank His Holiness Swasti Sri Charukeerthi Bhattarakha Swamiji for establishing the Chavundaraya Award with a corpus fund of Rs. 2 Lakhs at the Kannada Sahitya Parishath.
8. To thank His Holiness Swasti Sri Charukeerthi Bhattarakha Swamiji for organising the All Kannada Jaina Literary Conference at Shravanabelagola.
9. To thanks the chief minister of Karnataka Sri N.Dharamsingh, Ex prime minister of India and the member of parliament from Hassan Sri H.D.Devegowda and minister Sri H.D.Revanna for striving hard towards the success of the Mahamasthakabhisheka.
10. To request the Government of Karnataka to publish a compiled edition of the Jaina inscriptions in Kannada.
Sri S.N.Ashok Kumar editor of Gommatavani Jain periodical presented the proposals and the proposals were unanimously adopted by the delegates. – Jain Heritage Centres News Service (JHCNS)