Acharya Guptinandi Ji is a ''

Digambara monk Digambara Sādhu (also ''muni'', ''sādhu'') is a Sādhu in the Digambar tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest limb of the four-fold ''sangha''. They are also called ''Nirgranth'' which means "one without any bonds". Di ...

'' initiated by ''

Acharya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. An acharya is a highly learned person with a tit ...

'' Kunthusagar.

Biography

'' Guptinandi was born in the city of

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

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on 1 August 1972. He did his

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as a '' Sravaka'' (lay follower) and was initiated as a ''

'' on 22 July 1991 by ''Acharya'' Kunthusagar. In December 2014, he went to

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...

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, where he gave the title of ''Yuva Munishi'' to Muni Suyashgupt and ''Jin Dharma Prabhavak'' to Muni Chandragupta. He got the ''Acharya Pad'' on 27 May 2001 in

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is t ...

. He is the founder of Shri Dharm Tirth. He supervised the '' Panchkalyanak'' at Manasinganahalli, held in 2013.

Chaturmas

*2014 – Bholanath Nagar,

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*2011 – Badout, Meerut,

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*2009 –

Sonagiri Sonagiri ( hi, सोनागिरी) or Swarnagiri about 60 km from Gwalior, has scores of Jain temples dating from the 9th century onwards. It is located in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, India. This location is popular among ...

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