Sarva Dharma Sammelan ("Meeting of all faiths") is an assembly organized in several places in India. It is generally organized by the Jain community, since it confirms with the ''

anekantavada (, "many-sidedness") is the Jain doctrine about metaphysical truths that emerged in ancient India. It states that the ultimate truth and reality is complex and has multiple aspects and viewpoints. According to Jainism, no single, specific st ...

'' principle of Jainism. The best known meeting is held at

Dharmasthala Dharmasthala() (earlier known as Kuduma) is an Indian temple town on the banks of the Nethravathi River in the taluk of Belthangady of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, India. The town is known for its centuries-old Dharmastha ...

every year, where it has been held since 1932. It is organized by Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala led by

Veerendra Heggade Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade (born 25 November 1948) is an Indian (so-called) philanthropist and the hereditary administrator of the Hindu Dharmasthala Temple in the Indian state of Karnataka. He succeeded to the post at the age of 19, on 2 ...

. It was founded by Manjayya Heggade who was the dharmadhikari during 1918 to 1955. Other Sammelans have been held at Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Jabalpur, Bangalore etc. The philosopher

Osho Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain; 11 December 193119 January 1990), also known as Acharya Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and later as Osho (), was an Indian godman, philosopher, mystic and founder of the Rajneesh movement. He was viewed ...

started his public speaking at the annual Sarva Dharma Sammelan held at Jabalpur since 1939, organized by the Taran Panthi Jain community, in which he was born. He participated from 1951 to 1968. A Sarva Dharma Sammelan serves to support the view that all religions can coexist in harmony,. In 2004, at the 72nd Sarva dharma sammelan at Dharmasthala, the key speakers included: #

Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the '' Sadr-i-Riyasat'' (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...

, former Union Minister #D.

, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra #The Union Minister for Energy, P.M. Sayeed, # Aralumallige Parthasarathy, Dasa Sahitya scholar # M. F. Saldanha, former Justice of the

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#S. Jeetendra Kumar of Bangalore #Revenue Minister, M.P. Prakash. At the 2005, the following participated at the Chennai Sarva Dharma Sammelan: #Acharya Shri Mahapragyaji's disciple, Sadhvi Animasriji #Sadhvi Animasriji (Terapanth Jain sect), #Brahma Rishi Guru Anand from Tirupati, #Kazi Mufthi Dr. Salahuddin Mohammed Ayub, Government Chief Kazi, #Father Vincent Chinnadurai, Santhome Communication Centre, #Giani Pratipal Singh, Sri Gurunanak Sat Sangh, #Ven. M. Ratanajothy, monk in charge of

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Temple, Kundrathur, #Rajayogini Brahma Kumari Shantha, Regional Director, Prajapita Brahma Kumaris #Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of

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