Kshamasagar

Muni Shri
Kshamasagar
Ji Maharaj
Portrait at Nainagiri memorial
Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara
Personal
Born Virendra Kumar Singhai
(1957-09-20)20 September 1957
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Died 13 March 2015(2015-03-13) (aged 57)
Parents
  • Jeevan Kumar Singhai (father)
  • Asha Devi (mother)
Initiation 20 August 1982 (1982-08-20)
by Acharya Vidyasagar

Muni Kshamasagar was a Digambara monk initiated by Acharya Vidyasagar.[1] He was one of the most followed Jain monks. He is also known for his poetry and writings which are widely quoted.

Life

Kshamasagar was born in the city of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh on 20 September 1957.[2] His father Virendra Singhai was a nephew of famous Sagar philanthropist Singhai Kundanlal, who was a longtime supporter of Ganesh Varni.[3] He was initiated as a Digambara monk on 20 August 1982 by Acharya Vidyasagar. He did his M. Tech from Sagar University and renounced the worldly life soon afterwards.[4]

He died on 13 March 2015 at 6.00 AM in Moraji Jain temple during his Chaturmas period. More than 50,000 people attended his funeral proceedings.[4][5]

Works

Kshamasagar wrote "In Quest of the Self: The Life Story of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar", a biography of his teacher Āchārya Vidyadagar.[6]

His poems have been collected and published in Hindi and English.His poetry works include the following published books.

  1. "Pagdandi Suraj Tak" (1992)
  2. "Muni Kshamasagar ki Kavitayen" (1996).[7]
  3. Mukti (2000) [8]
  4. "Apna Ghar" (2005)[9]
  5. "Aur Aur Apna" (2016) [10]
  6. "Karam Kaise Karein" is a collection of his discourses.[11]
  7. He also wrote "Jain Darshan Paribhashika Kosh".[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ क्षमासागर महाराज का समाधिमरण, Pradesh Today, 13 March, 2015
  2. ↑ "Bharatiya Jnanpith". jnanpith.net. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. ↑ Ganesh Prasad Varni, Meri Jivan Gatha, Part 2, 1977, p.355-356
  4. 1 2 "मुनिश्री क्षमासागर ने ली समाधि, 50 हजार श्रद्धालु हुए शामिल, 50", Patrika, 13 March 2015
  5. ↑ "क्षमा सागर महाराज जी का समाधी मरण", Loktej
  6. ↑ Kshamasagar (2007), In Quest of Self : The life story of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar, Delhi: Bhartiya Jnanpith, ISBN 81-263-1166-5
  7. ↑ वर्णीभवन मोराजी में मुनिश्री क्षमासागर महाराज का समाधिमरण, Patrika, 2015-03-13
  8. ↑ "Mukti - Remadhav Publications (P) Ltd". www.remadhav.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  9. ↑ "Bharatiya Jnanpith". jnanpith.net. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  10. ↑ "Bharatiya Jnanpith". jnanpith.net. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  11. ↑ Karam Kaise Karein, Muni Kshamsagar, Pub. Maitree Samooh, 2009
  12. ↑ Jain Darshan Paribhashika Kosh, Muni Kshamsagar, Gyanodaya Vidyapitha,

Sources

  • Kshamasagar (2007), In Quest of Self : The life story of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar, Delhi: Bhartiya Jnanpith, ISBN 81-263-1166-5
  • Muni Kshamasagar's Bio on Maitree Samooh


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