Sushil Kumarji

Sushil Kumarji

Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj ("Guruji" -- June 15, 1926 - April 22, 1994) was a Jain Acharya. Sushil Kumarji was the honorary president of the World Conference of Religions for Peace, founder of the World Fellowship of Religions (1950), and a founding member of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (1964). Kumarji's primary ashram is Siddhachalam, located in Blairstown, New Jersey -- established in 1983. He was among the founding fathers of American Jainism.

He was born in Sikhopur, India and, at the age of seven, went to live with Shri Chotelalji Maharaj (who became his guru). Kumarji claimed that the spirit of Shri Roop Chandji Maharaj had inspired him to become a monk -- he became a monk at the age of 15.

Although he was ordained in the Sthanakvasi tradition, he regarded himself to be non-sectarian.

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*"If we live simply...not...collecting more and more...we will protect the environment...We [do] not need big industries..."

External links

* [http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/sushil.html Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj (Guruji)]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040210164707/http://www.imjm.org/ SIDDHACHALAM JAIN TIRTH] (archived)


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