Muni Shri 108 Kshamasagar ji Maharaj was a ''

Digambara monk A Digambara monk or Digambara Sādhu (also ''muni'', ''sādhu'') is a Sādhu in the Digambar tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest limb of the four-fold ''sangha''. Digambar Sādhus have 28 primary attributes which inc ...

'' initiated by Shri 108 ''

Acharya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings i ...

'' Vidyasagar ji Maharaj. He is also known for his poetry and writings which are widely quoted.

Life

Kshamasagar was born in the city of

Sagar, Madhya Pradesh Sagar, formerly Saugor, is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. It's Madhya Pradesh's List of cities in Madhya Pradesh by population, 6th largest city ...

on 20 September 1957. His father Jeevan lal Singhai was a nephew of famous Sagar philanthropist Singhai Kundanlal, who was a longtime supporter of Ganesh Varni. He was initiated as a ''

'' on 20 August 1982 by ''

'' Vidyasagar. He did his M. Tech from Sagar University and renounced the worldly life soon afterwards. He opted

Santhara (IAST: ), also known as ''samlehna'', ''santhara'', ''samadhi-marana'' or ''sanyasana-marana'', is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct of Jainism. It is the religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually redu ...

(also called Sallekhna) on 13 March 2015 at 6.00 AM in Moraji Jain temple during his ''

Chaturmas Chaturmasya (; Pali: ''Catumāsa''), also rendered Chāturmāsa, is a holy period of four months, beginning on Shayani Ekadashi (June-July) and ending on Prabodhini Ekadashi (October-November) in Hinduism. This period also coincides with the m ...

'' period. More than 50,000 people attended his funeral proceedings afterwards.

Works

Kshamasagar wrote "In Quest of the Self: The Life Story of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar" (आत्मान्वेषी), a biography of his teacher ''Āchārya'' Vidyadagar and was published by

Bhartiya Jnanpith Bharatiya Jnanpith a literary and research organization, based in New Delhi, India, was founded on February 18, 1944Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1, p. 298 1987, Sahitya Akademi, by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family and h ...

. His poems have been collected and published in Hindi and English. His poetry works include the following published books. # "Pagdandi Suraj Tak" (1992) # "Muni Kshamasagar ki Kavitayen" (1996). # Mukti (2000) # "Apna Ghar" (2005) # "Aur Aur Apna" (2016) # "Karam Kaise Karein" is a collection of his discourses. # He also wrote "Jain Darshan Paribhashika Kosh".Jain Darshan Paribhashika Kosh, Muni Kshamsagar, Gyanodaya Vidyapitha
, There is a famous quote dedicated to

Acharya Vidyasagar Acharya Vidyasagar (10 October 1946 – 18 February 2024) was an influential Indian Digambara, Digambara Jain Acharya (Jainism), ''acharya'' (monk), credited with having brought about a revival in educational and religious activities in Digam ...

by him.

''दीप उनका, रौशनी उनकी, मै जल रहा हूँ , ''

''रास्ते उनके, सहारा भी उनका, मै चल रहा हूँ , ''

''प्राण उनके हर साँस उनकी, मै जी रहा हूँ , ''

Notes

Sources

* * Muni Kshamasagar's Bio o
Maitree Samooh

External links

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Shortfilm by Maitree Samooh on Muni Kshamasagar's Life मुनिश्री क्षमासागर जी महाराज की आत्मीय स्मृतियाँ, Biography, Maitree Samooh, Mar 14, 2016
{{Authority control Digambara monks Indian Jain monks 21st-century Indian Jains 21st-century Jain monks 21st-century Indian monks 20th-century Indian Jain writers People from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 1957 births 2015 deaths