- Acharya Vidyasagar
Acharya Vidyasagar (आचार्य विद्यासागर) is the best known of the modern
Digambar Jain Acharya s of the modern times.Biography
He was born as Vidyadhar, Oct.10, 1946 on sharad Purnima in
Sadalga , Dist.Belgaum , Karnataka. His father was Shri Mallappa , who later becameMuni Mallisagar and eventually attained samadhi. His mother Shrimati later becameAryika Samayamati, who has also attainedsamadhi .He was initiated a monk by
Acharya Gyansagarji , who belonged to the lineage ofAcharya Shantisagar , in Ajmer in 1968. He was elevated to the Acharya status in 1972.Works
An expert in classical (Sanskrit and Prakrit) and several modern languages, Hindi, Marathi and Kannada), he has been a prolific author in Hindi and Sanskrit. Several researchers have studied his works for masters and doctoral degrees. His works include:
* Sanskrit texts: Niranjana Shataka, Bhavana Shataka, Parishah Jaya Shataka, Suniti Shataka and Shramana Shataka.
* Hindi epic: Mukamati.
* Verse translations of classics: Yogasara, Ishtopadesha, Samayasar (Kundakunda ka Kundan), Gomatesh thudi etc.
* Verse translation of
Samana suttam Other Activities
He has initiated more than 125 monks, a number unmatched in the past 9 centuries. Two of his brothers, Muni Yogasagarji and Muni Samaysagarji also followed him and were initiated as Muni(Monk) by Acharya Vidyasagarji.
Because he is a wandering monk, he has no fixed address, except for the chaturmasa four months in the rainy season). 2008 chaturmas is now going on in Ramtek, Dist. Nagpur, Maharastra.
External links
* [http://www.vidyasagar.net/acharyashri/default.htm Acharya Shri] (in Hindi)
* [http://jainsadhu.com/vidyasagarji/main.htm Acharya Shri Vidyasagar] (Bilingual)
* [http://www.vidyavani.com Vidyavani]today acharya vidyasagar ji is stationed at vidisha 55 km from Bhopal m.p.
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