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Prashant Tripathi, known as Acharya Prashant, is an Indian author and Advaita teacher. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He teaches seventeen forms of Gita and sixty forms of Upanishads . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He is the founder of a non-profit organization named Prashant Advait Foundation, [ 6 ] and is an animal rights activist .
Acharya Pujyapada or Pūjyapāda (464–524 CE) [1] was a renowned grammarian and acharya (philosopher monk) belonging to the Digambara tradition of Jains.It was believed that he was worshiped by demigods on the account of his vast scholarship and deep piety, and thus, he was named Pujyapada.
Shriram Sharma Acharya asserted that the guiding principle of the Yug Nirman Yojana is a straightforward progression: it begins with the transformation of the individual, which then leads to the transformation of the family ecosystem, ultimately resulting in the transformation of society as a whole. In this process, true spirituality plays a ...
The temple is the main temple of swaminarayan sampraday and the Acharya and preceptor of the dakshin desh (Laxminarayan Dev Gadi). On the south end of the main temple, there is a place called the Akshar Bhuvan. Its first floor has standing idols of Ghanshyam Maharaj.
Male satsangis are initiated by the acharya of the gadi he comes under. Female satsangis are initiated by the wife of the acharya, who is the leader of women in the Swaminarayan Sampraday. In the absence of the acharya, ascetics perform this initiation, which is then confirmed by the acharya on his next visit. [13]
Acharya Vidyasagar (10 October 1946 – 18 February 2024) was an influential Indian Digambara Jain acharya (monk), credited with having brought about a revival in educational and religious activities in Digambara Jainism. [1]
] He was enthroned as acharya there on 10 November 1826 and held the post till his death. He was the first acharaya to wear the red topi hat, as ( Ayodhyaprasad ), the then-acharaya of the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi liked to wear a white pagh [ 2 ] The acharya's responsibilities and duties are outlined in many of the sect's scriptures.
Acharya Jnansagar or Gyansagar (1891–1973) was a Digambara Jain Acharya of 20th century who composed many Sanskrit epics. He initiated Acharya Vidyasagar in 1968 as ...