Dear Colleagues: This past weekend, JAINA , the Federation of Jain Associations in North America, held its 15th Biennial Convention . The Convention was held in Los Angeles at the Jain Center of Southern California , which is one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen anywhere in America. The theme of the Convention was “Ecology: The Jain Way.” The selection of this theme reflects a central focus of the Jain tradition: that all life is bound together by mutual support and interd