Jain Center of America
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jain-center-of-america-163-1357767
title:
Jain Center of America
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The Jain Center of America (JCA) was the first Jain temple organized and registered in America, in 1976, and is the oldest Jain temple in the Western hemisphere. The temple is located at 43-11 Ithaca Street, in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. The temple houses shrines for Mahavir in the Śvētāmbara tradition, Rishabhanatha in the Digambar tradition, Upashraya in the Sthanakvasi tradition and a meditation hall for the Shrimad Rajchandra tradition. JCA is a 16,625 square feet (1,544.5 m), with fo
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First Jain temple organized and registered in America, in 1976
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_Center_of_America
date created:
2012-02-05T03:16:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T04:22:35Z
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