The 15-day workshop on ‘Sources and fundamentals of Shramana tradition’ organised under the joint auspices of Parshwanath Vidyapeeth (PV) and Gujarat University concluded at PV premises here on Thursday. The chief guest of the valedictory function was former Vice- Chancellor of Shri Somnath Sanskrit University, Veraval (Gujarat) Prof Gopbandhu Mishra, while the guest of honour was the Senior Vice President (VP) of PV Kunwar Vijayanand Singh and special guest senior VP of PV Indrabhooti Barar. The function was presided over by head of the Department of Jain-Buddhist Philosophy, Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan (SVDV), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof Ashok Kumar Jain. Prof Gopbandhu Mishra, while introducing the Shramana tradition, congratulated the PV for organising the workshop. In the last presidential address, Prof Ashok Kumar Jain while explaining the essence of the workshop, advised the institute to keep organising such events in future also. Indrabhooti Barar highlighted the usefulness of the workshop and said very experienced scholars overwhelmed the participants with their knowledge. Kunwar Vijayanand Singh said the Shraman tradition has an important place in our society.
Earlier, the programme began with the recitation of Manglacharan. The guests were welcomed by PV Director Dr Shri Prakash Pandey. Thereafter Dr OP Singh expressed happiness over the success of the workshop while giving a brief introduction of lectures presented by scholars during the fortnight-long workshop. Thereafter, the participants, while narrating their experiences said the workshop was very informative and useful in life. Later certificates were given to all participants. In the end Dr OP Singh proposed the vote of thanks.