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Acharya Mahashraman (IAST: Ācārya Mahāśramaṇa; born 13 May 1962) is the eleventh Acharya, supreme head of Jain Śvetāmbara Terapanth sect. [2] Mahashraman heads all activities functioning under Terapanth organisation, most notably Anuvrat, Preksha Meditation, Jeevan Vigyan (Science Of Living). [3] All the Terapanth sub-organisations ...
Acharya Mahapragya died on 9 May 2010 at 2:52 pm (aged 89) in Sardarshahar, in Churu district, the place where he gained monkhood. Subsequently, Acharya Mahashraman was chosen the 11th acharya of Jain Terapanth, previously Acharya Mahapragya had made Acharya Shri Mahashraman the Yuvacharya of the Terapanth sect at Gangashahar in 1997. [81]
With a history of over 200 years, [8] the sect has had only eleven Acharyas, with the current supreme head being Acharya Shri Mahashraman ji, who is the eleventh Acharya. The sect consists of over 850 monks, nuns, Samans, and Samanis (a rank between ascetics and lay-followers) who adhere to strict codes of discipline, and has millions of ...
Acharya VidyasagaraJi was a scholar of Sanskrit and Prakrit and knew several languages including Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and English. [38] He wrote in languages such as Prakrit, Sanskrit, and Hindi. His works include Niranjana Shataka , Bhavana Shataka , Parishah Jaya Shataka , Suniti Shataka and Shramana Shataka .
At that time, Acharya Manatungsuri was preaching Jainism in the region. He was called to the king's court and was challenged to prove the greatness of Tirthankaras or leave the kingdom otherwise. Acharya Manatungsuri replied "our Lord, free from love and hatred as He is, does not perform miracles. However, his attendant demigods do."
Finally, after sufficient spiritual education, a monk is promoted to the status of an acharya. Acharyas are spiritual heads of the said monastic order. Usually each of the 4 gacchas has a spiritual preceptor of the highest order and who is referred to as the gacchadhipati of the said gaccha. A gacchadhipati is an acharya.
Acharya Tulsi (20 October 1914 – 23 June 1997) was a prominent Jain religious leader. [1] He was the founder of the Anuvrata movement [2] and the Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun, and the author of over one hundred books. Acharya Mahapragya, Acharya Mahashraman and Sadhvipramukha Kanakprabha were his disciples. [3]
Till today, he has written 450 books on variety of subjects and holds the Golden Book of World Records for writing more than 300 books in a single language (Gujarati). [4] Lakhi Rakho Aras Ni Takati Par is his most acclaimed book. It is translated in 20 languages including Hindi, English, Urdu, Marathi, French and German.