Vidyanandaji
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Vidyanandaji is one of the most senior Jain monks. He was a disciple of Acharya Deshbhushanji.
He has written may books and articles. He is now about 83 years old. He has spent his past 4 chaturmasas in Delhi.
Several institutions like D.J. Muni Vidyanand Shodhpith, Baraut
, UP
are named after him. He has many monk disciples like Muni and lay disciples like Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
, Dr. Jay Kumarji Upadhye, a renowned Jain Scholar.
Mahavira Sthali in Delhi
was established at the initiative of Acharya Vidyanandji on the land granted by the late Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi
.
There have been several distinguished Jain monks with the same name in history.
Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
Vidyanandaji is one of the most senior Jain monks. He was a disciple of Acharya Deshbhushanji.
He has written may books and articles. He is now about 83 years old. He has spent his past 4 chaturmasas in Delhi.
Several institutions like D.J. Muni Vidyanand Shodhpith, Baraut
Baraut
Baraut is a city and a small municipal board in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Previously it was under Meerut district which was bifurcated into Meerut and Baghpat districts. At present it is a education hub for the villages around Baraut....
, UP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
are named after him. He has many monk disciples like Muni and lay disciples like Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain was among the most prominent Jains of the 20th century. He was a leading industrialist and philanthropist.He was born at Najibabad in Uttar Pradesh in the famous Sahu Jain family in 1911. His grandfather was Sahu Salekh Chand Jain who was involved in religious and charitable...
, Dr. Jay Kumarji Upadhye, a renowned Jain Scholar.
Mahavira Sthali in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
was established at the initiative of Acharya Vidyanandji on the land granted by the late Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
.
There have been several distinguished Jain monks with the same name in history.
- 800 AD Commentator of Tattvartha SutraTattvartha SutraTattvartha Sutra is a Jain text written by Acharya Umaswati. It was an attempt to bring together the different elements of the Jain path, epistemological, metaphysical, cosmological, ethical and practical, otherwise unorganized around the scriptures in an unsystematic format...
and Aptmimamsa