Pramansagar

Muni Shri 108 Pramansagar Ji Maharaj

Pramansagar

Muni Pramansagar in Vaishali Nagar, Ajmer in 2016
Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara
Personal
Born Naveen Kumar Jain
(1967-06-27) 27 June 1967
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
Parents
  • Shri Surendra Kumar Jain (father)
  • Shrimati Sohni Devi Jain (mother)
Religious career
Initiation 31 March 1988
Sonagiri
by Acharya Vidyasagar
Website www.munipramansagar.net

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.

Life

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.[3] 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.[4]
— Muni Pramansagar

Muni Pramansagar is a Digambar monk who took initiative in Dharmbachao Andolan to oppose the High Court's decision to ban Sallekhana.[5][6] 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.[7] Gunayatan is one of his other religious initiatives. His pravachans and Shanka Samadhan programme are aired on Jinvani & Parastv channel.[8]

He was present in the Lord Bahubali’s statue anointment with 1,008 kalashas.[9] He visited Kuchaman, Rajasthan in June 2016.[10]

His 2016 Chaturmas was in Vaishali Nagar, Ajmer, Rajasthan.[11]

Works

Muni Pramansagar has authored several books on Jainism and Jain philosophy :-

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Muni Shri 108 Praman Sagar Ji Maharaj", Jain Muni Locator
  2. ↑ Jaipuriar, Vishvendu (30 May 2013), Jumbo chariot cheer amid ‘holy’ rain, Hazaribagh: The Telegraph
  3. ↑ "Jain Muni Pramansagar ji Maharaj disciple of Acharya Vidyasagar ji Maharaj would discourse on Ramayana and Geeta at the local Zila school ground from November 7 to 11. The four day programme being organised by Vishwa Dharma Jagaran Manch is expected to garner huge crowd in wake of the popularity that Maharaj has gained while giving similar discourse in other cities of the country.", The Times of India, 27 October 2010
  4. ↑ Staff, Pratika (11 August 2015), "Fatal blow: why the Jain practice of voluntary death is a crime", Catch News
  5. ↑ Sharma, Lalit (10 August 2015), "Rajasthan high court bans Jain ritual of fasting unto death", Hindustan Times, Jaipur
  6. ↑ "Muni Shri Praman Sagar talks about the tradition of Santhara", News18, Uttar Pradesh, ETV Rajasthan, 13 September 2015
  7. ↑ Singh, Mahim Pratap (1 September 2015), "Hours after SC ruling, octogenarian 'resumes' Santhara in Bikaner", The Indian Express, Jaipur
  8. ↑ Programs, Jinvani channel
  9. ↑ "Lord Bahubali's statue anointed with 1,008 kalashas", The Hindu, 31 January 2015
  10. ↑ "दिखावे का भक्ति में कोई स्थान नहीं हैं : मुनि", Dainik Bhaskar, 11 June 2016
  11. ↑ "चातुर्मास के लिए बैठक कल", Dainik Bhaskar, 29 April 2016
  12. ↑ Pramansagar, Muni (2008), Jain tattvavidya, India: Bhartiya Gyanpeeth, ISBN 978-81-263-1480-5
  13. ↑ Muni Shri 108 Praman Sagar Ji Maharaj, Jinaagamsaar


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