Acharya Vidyasagar

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Acharya Vidyasagar is the best known of the modern Digambar Jain Acharyas.

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[edit] Biography

He was born as Vidyadhar, Oct.10, 1946 on sharad Purnima in Sadalga, Dist. Belgaum, Karnataka. His father was Shri Mallappa , who later became Muni Mallisagar and eventually attained samadhi. His mother Shrimati later became Aryika Samayamati, who has also attained samadhi.

He was initiated a monk by Acharya Gyansagarji in Ajmer in 1968. He was elevated to the Acharya status in 1972.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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). For the 2005 charmasa, he is stationed at Bina-Baraha, near Deori (sagar, MP). 2006 chaturmasa was at Saugor, Madhya Pradesh.

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today acharya vidyasagar ji is stationed at vidisha 55 km from Bhopal m.p.