Acharya Vidyasagar
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Acharya Vidyasagar was an influential Indian Digambara Jain acharya, credited with having brought about a revival in educational and religious activities in Digambara Jainism. He wrote the epic Hindi
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Acharya Vidyasagar leading his sangha during his vihara, passers-by kneel in reverence
PM Modi with Acharya Vidyasagar, Nov 2023
Inscription on a Parshvanath idol at Orchha mentioning the lineage of Acharya Vidyasagar from Acharya Shantisagar. He is termed anasakta yogi, jyeshtha, shreshtha, sant shiromani
Digambara
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Digambara is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvetāmbara. The Sanskrit word Digambara means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic practice of neither possessing n
Acharya Vidyasagar
…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. He wrote the epic Hindi poem…
Idol of Mahavira at Shri Mahavir Ji Temple, depicting Digambara iconography
Image depicting Acharya Kundakunda
Jain temple painting explaining Anekantavada with Blind men and an elephant
The longest inscription at the site, and the earliest known Tamil-Brāhmī inscription. It records the gift by the Pandya king Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ of a monastery to the senior Jain monk Nanta-siri Kuvaṉ.