Pramansagar
| Muni Shri 108 Pramansagar Ji Maharaj | |
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Naveen Kumar Jain 27 June 1967 Hazaribagh, Jharkhand |
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31 March 1988 Sonagiri by Acharya Vidyasagar |
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Muni Pramansagar is a Digambar monk who took initiative in Dharmbachao Andolan to oppose the High Court's decision to ban Sallekhana. He called for a massive gathering of 1 crore community members to celebrate the Supreme Court's order staying the ban on Sallekhana by chanting 1 crore hymns. Gunayatan is one of his other religious initiatives. His pravachans and Shanka Samadhan programme are aired on Jinvani channel as Santvani.
Biography
Pramansagar was born on 27 June 1967 in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand as Naveen Kumar Jain.[1] His parents Surendra Kumar Jain and Sohni Devi Jain live near Bengali Durga Mandap.[2] He got Vairagya on 4 March 1984 and was initiated as a Digambara monk by Acharya Vidyasagar on 31 March 1988 in Sonagiri. On the issue of Sallekhana controversy, he said
Santhara is not a suicide. Jainism considers suicide a sin. Followers of every religion do penance through different means and Jainism also does so for self-purification.[3]— Muni Pramansagar
Muni Pramansagar is a Digambar monk who took initiative in Dharmbachao Andolan to oppose the High Court's decision to ban Sallekhana.[4][5] He called for a massive gathering of 1 crore community members to celebrate the Supreme Court's order staying the ban on Sallekhana by chanting 1 crore hymns.[6] Gunayatan is one of his other religious initiatives. His pravachans and Shanka Samadhan programme are aired on Jinvani channel as Santvani.[7]
He was present in the Lord Bahubali’s statue anointment with 1,008 kalashas.[8]
Works
Muni Pramansagar has authored several books on Jainism and Jain philosophy :-
- Jain Tattva Vidya[9]
- Tirthankar, Jain Dhram Aur Darshan,
- Divya Jeevan Ke dwaar and Jyotirmay Jeevan.[10]
References
- ↑ "Muni Shri 108 Praman Sagar Ji Maharaj", Jain Muni Locator
- ↑ Jaipuriar, Vishvendu (30 May 2013), Jumbo chariot cheer amid ‘holy’ rain, Hazaribagh: The Telegraph
- ↑ Staff, Pratika (11 August 2015), "Fatal blow: why the Jain practice of voluntary death is a crime", Catch News
- ↑ Sharma, Lalit (10 August 2015), "Rajasthan high court bans Jain ritual of fasting unto death", Hindustan Times (Jaipur)
- ↑ "Muni Shri Praman Sagar talks about the tradition of Santhara", News18 (Uttar Pradesh), ETV Rajasthan, 13 September 2015
- ↑ Singh, Mahim Pratap (1 September 2015), "Hours after SC ruling, octogenarian ‘resumes’ Santhara in Bikaner", The Indian Express (Jaipur)
- ↑ Programs, Jinvani channel
- ↑ "Lord Bahubali’s statue anointed with 1,008 kalashas", The Hindu, 31 January 2015
- ↑ Pramansagar, Muni (2008), Jain tattvavidya, India: Bhartiya Gyanpeeth, ISBN 978-81-263-1480-5
- ↑ Muni Shri 108 Praman Sagar Ji Maharaj, Jinaagamsaar
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