Kshamasagar

Muni Shri Kshamasagar Ji Maharaj
Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara
Personal
Born Virendra Kumar Singhai
(1957-09-20)20 September 1957
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Died 13 March 2015(2015-03-13) (aged 57)
Parents
  • Jeevan Kumar Singhai (father)
  • Asha Devi (mother)
Religious career
Initiation 20 August 1982 (1982-08-20)
by Acharya Vidyasagar

Muni Kshamasagar was a Digambara monk initiated by Acharya Vidyasagar.[1] He was widely known for his poetry, in addition of several widely read books.

Life

Kshamasagar was born in the city of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh on 20 September 1957. His father Virendra Singhai was a nephew of famous Sagar philanthropist Singhai Kundanlal, who was a longtime supporter of Ganesh Varni.[2] He was initiated as a Digambara monk on 20 August 1982 by Acharya Vidyasagar. He did his M. Tech from Sagar University and renounced the worldly life soon afterwards.[3]

He died on 13 March 2015 at 6.00 AM in Moraji Jain temple during his Chaturmas period. More than 50,000 people attended his funeral proceedings.[3][4]

Works

Kshamasagar wrote "In Quest of the Self: The Life Story of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar", a biography of his teacher Āchārya Vidyadagar.[5]

His poems have been collected and published in Hindi and English, including "Pagdandi Suraj Tak" (1992) and "Muni Kshamasagar ki Kavitayen" (1996).[6] "Karam Kaise Karein" is a collection of his discourses.[7] He also wrote "Jain Darshan Paribhashika Kosh".[8]

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