SJ0063 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC)
3was founded in 1970 and has a membership of approximately 1,900
4families, the largest membership representation of Jain
5Centers in North America; and
 
6    WHEREAS, In 1992, JSMC built the first significant Jain
7Temple in North America in Bartlett in order to provide a
8temple for religious services and a community center for the
9social, cultural, and educational needs of the Jain community;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, The mission of JSMC is to offer a trustworthy and
12structured ground for projecting a common voice of all Jains,
13to promote principles of the Jain religion, to provide Jain
14education to the community, and to celebrate Jain social and
15cultural events in a manner that is compassionate, vibrant, and
16dynamic to all; and
 
17    WHEREAS, JSMC is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its
18temple, and the idol of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami is the principal
19deity in the sanctum of the temple; and
 
20    WHEREAS, After renunciation at the age of 30, Bhagawan
21Mahavir Swami undertook many severe austerities and reinforced

 

 

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1them by living and teaching the Jain values of non-violence,
2compassion, non-possessiveness, pluralism, and supreme truth;
3and
 
4    WHEREAS, JSMC honors Bhagawan Mahavir Swami and his Jain
5teachings, which have been passed down from generation to
6generation; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 59 as it
10travels 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
13is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
14State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
15giving notice of the name "Mahavir Swami Road"; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago and the
19Secretary of Transportation.