CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION of the KEVALAJÑĀNAVINAYATĀPASYA-SAṄGHA
KEVALAJÑĀNAVINAYATĀPASYA-SAṄGHA THE UNIVERSAL JAIN SAṄGHA (RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY) [19 of 78]
Article 1 [13 of 16]
Gaccha (parish) [13 of 20]
2. Church council [2 of 2]
Church councils are empowered to delegate the work as follows:
- the president has the power to appoint a church congregation representative who is at least one of the eight classifications for the promulgation of the Jain doctrine (prabhāvanā).[1]
- the secretary can delegate his work according to the need
- the Treasurer can place the administrative tasks in the hands of knowledgeable church members.
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[1] PRABHĀVANĀ or preaching of the Jain doctrine is of eight kinds, viz., by 1. one who knows the scriptures; 2. someone who delivers admirable religious lectures; 3. someone who holds disputations; 4. one who knows or teaches prediction; 5. one who practices severe penance; 6. one who has mastered the teachings (vidyās), prajñapti, etc.; 7. siddha, one who has attained magical powers; and 8. someone who writes literary products.
