अहिंसा
AHIMSA
Non-violence in thought, word, and action.
Ahimsa is the first principle of Jain life. It shapes how we care for each other, the causes we support, and how we treat every living being.
OUR STORY
It began with a few families. It became a home.
In 1984, a small group of Jain families in British Columbia shared one simple wish: a place to pray, celebrate, and teach their children what mattered most.
For more than thirty years, they kept the prayers and festivals going wherever they could gather. In 2016, that commitment became our temple in Surrey.
Today JCBC is a registered charity with a temple, a Pathshala, a Youth Group, a Business Forum, and a community service program that reaches well beyond the Jain community. The wish that started it all is still the same: every Jain family in BC deserves a spiritual home.
OUR JOURNEY
1984
JCBC is founded by Jain families in BC
2016
The JCBC temple opens in Surrey
2021
The JCBC Youth Group begins
2026
The temple turns 10, and the space next door is purchased for the New Temple Expansion
