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Acharya Vijayanand Suri
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Name (official)
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Acharya Vijayanand Suri
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Personal Information
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Born
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(1837-04-06)April 6, 1837
Lehara, Punjab
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Died
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May 20, 1896(1896-05-20) (aged 59)
Gujranwala, Punjab
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Initiation
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New name given
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Ānandavijaya (earlier Sant Atmaram)
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Initiated by
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Muni Buddhivijay
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Initiated at
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Ahmedabad
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Initiated on
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1876
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After Initiation
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Rank
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Acharya
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Works
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Tattva-darshan, Agyana Timira Bhaskara, and Tattva Nirnaya Prāsād
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Acharya Vijayanand Suri (1837–1896) also known as Atmaramji of Gujranwala was the first Swetambar Murtipujaka Jain monk in modern times to receive the title of Acharya.[1][2] He was given the title of Navyug Nirmata (Builder of a new era) by his disciple Vallabhsuri.
Contents
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Early life 1
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Ascetic life and legacy 2
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See also 3
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References 4
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External links 5
Early life
Vijayanandsuri
Vijayanandsuri with his disciples in
Ajmer in
VS 1946
He was born on 6 April 1837 CE in Lehara, Punjab. He was born in a Hindu family. His father was an army official of Ranjit Singh. During his time, there was a public dispute between the two groups of Śvētāmbara Jainism, Sthānakavāsī and Murtipujaka. A couple of influential Sthanakavasi monks initiated him in 1853.[3][2]
Ascetic life and legacy
Modern Wall Painting, sign "Thana Sabzi Mandi, Guzaranwala". It is now a police station.)
He was initiated at the age of sixteen and was given the name of Atmaramji. Jivanram, his teacher, was an uneducated person. Atmaram began the study of Jain scriptures along with his fellow ascetics. He was later joined by a
Yati of
Tapa Gaccha lineage. After several years of study, he was convinced that the Sthanakavasi position of opposition of Idol-worshiping contradicted the scriptures.
[2] Later in 1876, he was initiated again as a Murtipujaka monk in
Ahmedabad by Muni Buddhivijay, also known as Buterayji, of Tapa Gaccha. He was given new name, Anandvijayji. In 1886, he was conferred the title of
Acharya. This was a notable event because since four centuries, there wasn't an ascetic who was conferred with the title of Acharya. He was the first Acharya of contemporary Jain history as till then only
Yatis were conferred with the title.
[3] In 1893 he was invited to participate in the first ever World religions Parliament at Chicago and since Jain monks do not travel overseas he sent
Virchand Gandhi to United States to participate in the
World Parliament of Religions. He won silver medal in 1893 at
Chicago and was covered by many USA periodicals.
[4] He used to give more importance to education. Later
Vallabhsuri, his disciple successfully built many schools, hospitals and educational institutes. He died in
Gujranwala (now in
Pakistan) on 20 May 1896.
[3] A memorial shrine dedicated to him was built there.
His monkhood lineage has large number of monks and nuns. Major streams are - Atma-Vallabh Samuday, an ascetic grouping, Prem -Ramchandra Suri and Prem-Bhuvanbhanu Suri Samuday.
See also
References
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^ Mangilal Bhutoria, Itihas ki Amar Bel- Oswal, Priyadarshi Prakashan, Calcutta, 1988
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^ Jainism: The World of Conquerors By Natubhai Shah, 1998 Sussex Academic Press
External links
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Biographical article of 1935 on Atmaram
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Invitation of 1893, World religion Parliament to Acharya Vijayanandsuri/Muni Atmaram
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