Niruben Amin (2 December, 1944 – 19 March, 2006), addressed as Pujya Niruma by her followers, was an
Indian
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religious leader and an exponent of the ''
Akram Vignan'' philosophy. A
gynecologist
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by profession, she became a disciple of
Dada Bhagwan
Dada Bhagwan (7 November, 1908 – 2 January, 1988), also known as Dadashri, born Ambalal Muljibhai Patel, was a spiritual leader from Gujarat, India who founded the Akram Vignan Movement. He was religiously inclined from the early age. He worked ...
during her study years. She nursed Dada Bhagwan during his illness and later succeeded him when he died. She headed the Dada Bhagwan Foundation.
Early life
![Adalaj_Trimandir_Temple](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Adalaj_Trimandir_Temple.jpg)
Niruben Amin was born on 2 December 1944 in
Aurangabad, Maharashtra
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, India (then
Bombay Presidency
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) in a wealthy Amin family who was a traditionally
Vaishnava
Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...
Charotar
Patel
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. Her father was a follower of
Dada Bhagwan
Dada Bhagwan (7 November, 1908 – 2 January, 1988), also known as Dadashri, born Ambalal Muljibhai Patel, was a spiritual leader from Gujarat, India who founded the Akram Vignan Movement. He was religiously inclined from the early age. He worked ...
. She was the youngest among five siblings. She completed her school education in Mumbai. She started studying medicine from the Aurangabad Medical College. Following death of her mother, she was introduced to Dada Bhagwan. She graduated from the medical college "with help of Dada Bhagwan" and the same day her father died. She later claimed that Dada Bhagwan had foretold her about the news of the death. She further studied and later practiced as a
gynecologist
Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined area ...
.
Spiritual career
Niruben Amin was said to achieved
self-realization
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on 8 July 1968, by of Dada Bhagwan. She started recording tapes of his discourses in 1974 and continued doing so until his death in 1988. More than 4000 such tapes were recorded and were later transcribed and compiled in 14 volumes of ''Aptavani''. In 1976, she was 'blessed' by Dada Bhagwan in 1976 at Mamani Pol,
Vadodara
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when she was serving him during his illness. She continued to practice in minor surgery. In 1978, when Dada Bhagwan suffered from a fractured leg and required constant medical attention, she joined him to serve using her medical knowledge. She traveled with him, including on his foreign visits, from 1982 to 1987.
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Soon after the death of Dada Bhagwan in 1988, his Akram Vignan Movement split in two factions. One led by Kanubhai Patel and backed by Jay Sachchidannad Sangh (an organization founded under Dada Bhagwan) and the other led by Niruben Amin. Kanubhai was a business partner before Dada Bhagwan was said to achieved self-realization and was one of his earliest disciples. Niruben claimed that she was instructed and trained in by Dada Bhagwan. Niruben formed her own organisations; first Dada Bhagwan Foundation Trust of Ajit Patel in ]Chennai
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and Ahmedabad
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, and later Simandhar Swami Aradhana Trust in Ahmedabad and Mahavideh Foundation in Mumbai. She became a popular leader of the movement and was addressed as Niruma () by her followers from 1999.
Niruben Amin organised the movement by publishing the discourses of Dada Bhagwan, formalising , constructing the temples and composing ritual worship ('' puja'').[ In 2002, she inaugurated the temple complex called the Trimandir in ]Adalaj
Adalaj is a census town in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat, promoted in 2001 from village status.
Geography
Adalaj is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Climate
Adalaj has substantially similar climate to A ...
, Gandhinagar, which was constructed under her guidance and supervision. The temple has statues of Simandhar Swami
Simandhar is a '' Tīrthaṅkara'', an arihant, who is said to be currently living in another world in the Jain cosmological universe.
Residence in Jain cosmology
''Tirthankara'' Simandhar Swami resides at ''Mahavideh Kshetra'', another la ...
, Shiva
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and Krishna
Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...
. She also established a commune, Simandhar City, there.
On 19 March 2006, Niruben Amin died following stomach cancer
Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ...
. She was succeeded by Deepakbhai Desai
Deepakbhai Desai, referred as Pujya Deepakbhai Desai by his followers, is Indian spiritual leader from Gujarat, India. He heads Dada Bhagwan Foundation. He teaches the '' Akram Vignan'' philosophy developed by Dada Bhagwan.
Early life
Pujya Dee ...
.
Her memorial (''Samadhi'') was erected at the Trimandir, Adalaj
Adalaj is a census town in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat, promoted in 2001 from village status.
Geography
Adalaj is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Climate
Adalaj has substantially similar climate to A ...
.
References
External links
Dada Bhagwan Foundation
Trimandir.org
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1944 births
2006 deaths
Indian spiritual teachers
People from Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Gujarati people
Deaths from stomach cancer