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Tulsi (Jain Monk)
Acharya Tulsi (20 October 1914 – 23 June 1997) was a prominent Jain religious leader. He was the founder of the Anuvrata movement and the Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun, and the author of over one hundred books. Acharya Mahapragya, Acharya Mahashraman and Sadhvipramukha Kanakprabha were his disciples. Biography Acharya Tulsi was born on 20 October 1914 in Ladnun, in present Nagaur district of Rajasthan, to Vadana and Jhumarmal Khater. Acharya Kalugani, then the leader of the Svetambar Terapanth Sangh, greatly influenced Tulsi. Tulsi was initiated into monkhood at age 11 in 1925. In 1936, Kalugani nominated Tulsi to be his successor in Gangapur at Rang Bhawan-the house of Ranglal Hiran, making him the ninth Acharya of the Terapanth Sangha. During his leadership of the Sangha, he initiated more than 776 monks and nuns. Scholarship In the 1970s, Acharya Tulsi began researching, compiling translations and commentaries on the Jain Agamas. Acharya Tulsi, along with Yuvach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jainism
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhadeva, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third ''tirthankara'' Parshvanatha, whom historians date to the 9th century BCE, and the twenty-fourth ''tirthankara'' Mahāvīra, Mahavira, around 600 BCE. Jainism is considered to be an eternal ''dharma'' with the ''tirthankaras'' guiding every time cycle of the Jain cosmology, cosmology. The three main pillars of Jainism are ''Ahimsa in Jainism, ahiṃsā'' (non-violence), ''anekāntavāda'' (non-absolutism), and ''aparigraha'' (asceticism). Jain monks, after positioning themselves in the sublime state of soul consciousness, take five main vows: ''ahiṃsā'' (non-violence), ''satya'' (truth), ''Achourya, asteya'' (not stealing), ''b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jain Vishva Bharati University
Jain Vishva Bharati Institute is a deemed university in Rajasthan. History JVBI was established with the inspiration of Acharya Tulsi, the 9th Head of the Jain Svetambar Terapanth religious sect, in Ladnun, Dist Nagaur, Rajasthan. In 20march 1991,Dimd university ka drja upon recommendation of the Government of India, University Grants Commission(UGC) notified JVBI as " Deemed University" under Section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956. The Institute continues to be housed in the common campus of its parent body organization Jain Vishva Bharati. Acharya Tulsi remained its first constitutional Anushasta (moral and spiritual guide) followed by Acharya Mahapragya as its second Anushasta. Acharya Mahashraman is its present Anushasta. Campus The institute is in Ladnun, in Nagaur District Nagaur district is one of the 33 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Panchayati Raj was introduced here. It is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Religious Leaders In 2007
This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime since January 1, 2001. It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists. Buddhism *Cambodian buddhism — :*Tep Vong, Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia (2006–present) *Engaged Buddhism — :*Thích Nhất Hạnh, (1926–2022) *Sōka Gakkai — :*Einosuke Akiya, President (1981–2006) :*Minoru Harada, President (2006–present) *Thai Buddhism — :* Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, 19th Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1989–2013) :* Ariyavongsagatanana IX, 20th Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (2017–present) Tibetan Buddhism *Dalai Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat school) — :*Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (1940–present) ;Mongolia *Jebtsundamba Khutuktu of the Gelug in Mongolia — :* Jambalnamdolchoyjijantsan, 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (1991–2012) ;Russia *Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia — :* Damba Ayusheev, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
