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Jain monasticism refers to the order of monks and nuns in the Jain community and can be divided into two major denominations: the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara. The monastic practices of the two major sects vary greatly, but the major principles of both are identical.
Jain Monks and Nuns. (Sadhu And Sadhvi) When a person renounces the worldly life and all the attachments, and is initiated into monkshood or nunhood, the man is called Sadhu, Shraman or Muni and the woman is called Sadhvi, Shramani, or Aryā renunciation is total which means they are completely detached from the social and worldly activities ...
Acharya Shri Vidyasagarji Maharaj (10 October 1946 – 18 February 2024) was an Indian Digambara Jain Acharya (Digambar Jain Monk). He was recognized both for his scholarship and tapasya (austerity). He was known for his long hours in meditation.
Muni Tarun Sagar was born on 26 June 1967 to Pratap Chandra Jain and Shanti Bai Jain, who were themselves inducted into the Digambara sect of Jainism by Acharya Dharmasagar, in a small village of Guhanchi in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Prominent Jain muni Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj passed away on early Sunday morning at Chandragiri Teerth in Chhattisgarh's Dongargarh. He was 77.
Mar 25, 2022 · The Jain Monk and his Saka saviours. Today, politicians only remember the Mughal kings as foreigners. They remain strategically ignorant of other foreigners, like the Scythians who helped a...
Jul 7, 2019 · India's Jain community, a religious minority, has around 4.5 million believers. Hundreds of young people belonging to India's Jain community have begun renouncing the material world to become...
Jain Muni aims to delve into the lives of Jain ascetics as well as provide information related to the Chaturmas locations of all the Monks and Nuns from the different sects. These are Shwetambar, Murtipujak, Sthanakwasi, Terapanthi and Digambar.
Jain Muni Locator is about building a global database to locate all the Digambar Jain Muni-shris in world, freely accessible to all the Jainism followers.
4 days ago · Nagpur: A somber ‘ Vinayanjali Sabha ’ on Sunday paid rich tributes to Jain Muni Viragsagarji Maharaj, who embraced Sallekhana on July 4 after taking ill at Devmurti near Jalna. The entire ...
