Full Text of SJR0063 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC) | 3 | | was founded in 1970 and has a membership of approximately 1,900 | 4 | | families, the largest membership representation of Jain | 5 | | Centers in North America; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, JSMC built the first significant Jain | 7 | | Temple in North America in Bartlett in order to provide a
| 8 | | temple for religious services and a community center for the | 9 | | social, cultural, and educational needs of the Jain
community; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The mission of JSMC is to offer a trustworthy and | 12 | | structured ground for projecting a common voice of all
Jains, | 13 | | to promote principles of the Jain religion, to provide Jain | 14 | | education to the community, and to celebrate Jain
social and | 15 | | cultural events in a manner that is compassionate, vibrant, and | 16 | | dynamic to all; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, JSMC is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its | 18 | | temple, and the idol of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami is the principal | 19 | | deity in the sanctum of the temple; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After renunciation at the age of 30, Bhagawan | 21 | | Mahavir Swami undertook many severe austerities and reinforced |
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| 1 | | them by living and teaching the Jain values of non-violence, | 2 | | compassion, non-possessiveness, pluralism, and supreme truth; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, JSMC honors Bhagawan Mahavir Swami and his Jain | 5 | | teachings, which have been passed down from generation to | 6 | | generation; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 9 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 59 as it | 10 | | travels between Lake Street (US 20) and Baytree Drive as | 11 | | "Mahavir Swami Road"; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 13 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
| 14 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
| 15 | | giving notice of the name "Mahavir Swami Road"; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago and the | 19 | | Secretary of Transportation.
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