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His birth name was Lakshminandan Mehta. He was renamed Raichand by his parents when he was four years old. Later, his name changed to its Sanskrit form, Rajchandra. Shrimad, an honorific, was added by his disciples posthumously. His disciples also refer to him as Param Krupalu Dev (Lord of the Highest Compassion). [2][4]
Over 2500 years ago, Lord Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara attained nirvana. Since then, many Enlightened Souls have carried forward His legacy. Over 150 years ago, Shrimad Rajchandraji, a self-realised saint scaled great spiritual heights and demystified the path to self-discovery.
Regarded as the torchbearer of Jainism for the modern era, Shrimad Rajchandraji was a revolutionary who did not blindly accept the doctrines inherited by tradition, a practitioner who lived amidst the world yet untouched by it, and an experimenter who had awakened to the truth of His being.
Shrimad Rajchandra was a universal man practicing the universal religion of Atma, the only reality and he defined a person as Jain if he followed an enlightened Guru's advice and practiced the religion of Atma.
One such exalted soul, who inspired a number of people to become spiritual and ethical, was Shrimad Rajchandraji. Although a jeweller by profession, Rajchandraji’s short life was marked by an intensely spiritual journey seeking self-realisation.
Shrimad was the most enlightened personality that the world has seen during last few centuries. Even Mahätmä Gändhi took him as his spiritual Guide and has paid glorious tributes to him in his autobiography and on various other occasions. `Jivankalä‟ was instrumental in bringing me in
Raichandbhai, to be known as Shrimad Rajchandra, composed the ‘Atma Sidhi Shastra’, a composition of 142 stanzas explaining the Jain path to liberation (Moksha), one night in Nadiad in just 90 minutes. This highly spiritual composition is also considered Classic Gujarati Literary work.
