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{{short description|Indian Jain monk (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific-prefix = ''[[Muni (Jainism)|Muni]] Shri'' 108
| honorific-suffix = ''Ji Maharaj''
| image = Muni Pramansagar ji.jpg
| alt = Muni Pramansagar
| caption =
| religion = [[Jainism]]
| sect = ''[[Digambara]]''
| birth_name = Naveen Kumar Jain
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hazaribagh, Jharkhand]]
| father = Shri Surendra Kumar Jain
| mother = Shrimati Sohni Devi Jain
| initiator = ''[[Acharya (Jainism)|Acharya]]'' [[Vidyasagar (Jain monk)|Vidyasagar]]
| initiation_place = [[Sonagiri]]
| initiation_date = 31 March 1988
| website = {{url|www.munipramansagar.net}}
}}
{{Jainism}}
'''Munishri Pramansagarji Maharaj''' is a ''[[Digambar monk]]''. He is an able disciple of the greatest Jain saint of this era, [[Acharya Vidyasagar|Acharya Shri Vidyasagar]] Ji Maharaj. He has set free the religion from traditional abstruseness and made it practicable in life. Through his sermons and initiatives, the process of a qualitative change in society has begun. He led a campaign to save the Jain tradition of [[Sallekhana|Santhara]] also known as ''Sallekhana'' in the year 2015,<ref>{{citation |agency=[[ETV Rajasthan]] |title=Muni Shri Praman Sagar talks about the tradition of Santhara |url=http://news18.com/videos/uttar-pradesh/muni-shri-praman-sagar-talks-about-the-tradition-of-santhara-805639.html |date=13 September 2015 |location=[[Uttar Pradesh]] |work=News18 }}</ref> in which millions of Jain community members took out massive silent rallies in several cities and towns all over the world against the Rajasthan High Court decision.<ref>{{citation |agency=[[The Indian Express]] | title= The Jain religion and the right to die by Santhara | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-jain-religion-and-the-right-to-die-by-santhara | date= 2 September 2015|location=[[Rajasthan]]}}</ref> ''Gunayatan'' is one of his important religious initiatives which is going to become a centre for self-development in the true sense. His ''pravachans'' and ''Shanka Samadhan'' programme are aired on [[Jinvani channel|''Jinvani'' Channel]] and ''Paras TV Channel''.

== Life ==
Muni Pramansagar was born on 27 June 1967 in [[Hazaribagh, Jharkhand]] as Naveen Kumar Jain in the house of Shree Surendra Kumar Jain and Smt. Sohni Devi Jain <ref>{{citation |title=Muni Shri 108 Praman Sagar Ji Maharaj |url=http://jainmunilocator.org/munis.php?id=44 |work=Jain Muni Locator }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Jaipuriar |first=Vishvendu | title=Jumbo chariot cheer amid ‘holy’ rain |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130531/jsp/jharkhand/story_16955686.jsp#.Vfo-6qC3TqA |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |location=[[Hazaribagh]] |date=30 May 2013 }}</ref> He got ''Vairagya'' on 4 March 1984 and was initiated as a ''[[Digambara monk]]'' by ''[[Acharya (Jainism)|Acharya]] [[Vidyasagar (Jain monk)|Vidyasagar]] ji'' on 31 March 1988 in [[Sonagiri]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/6823669.cms |title=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. |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 October 2010 }}</ref>

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"<ref>{{citation |last=Staff |first=Pratika |title=Fatal blow: why the Jain practice of voluntary death is a crime |url=http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/fatal-blow-why-the-jain-practice-of-voluntary-death-is-a-crime-1439307604.html |work=Catch News |date=11 August 2015 }}</ref>

''Muni'' Pramansagar is a ''Digambar'' monk who took initiative in ''Dharmbachao Andolan'' to oppose the [[Rajasthan High Court]]'s decision to ban ''Sallekhana'',<ref>{{citation |last=Sharma |first=Lalit |title=Rajasthan high court bans Jain ritual of fasting unto death |url=http://hindustantimes.com/india-topstories/rajasthan-high-court-bans-jain-ritual-of-fasting-unto-death/article1-1378673.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=10 August 2015 |location=[[Jaipur]] }}</ref> the decision of Rajasthan High Court
was subsequently suspended by Supreme Court of India.<ref>{{citation| last=viadyanathan|first=A|title=Jain 'Santhara' Ritual of Fast Unto Death Can Continue for Now, Says Court|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jain-tradition-of-santhara-or-fasting-unto-death-allowed-by-supreme-court-1212645}}</ref><ref>{{citation| last=Staff | first=BBC |title=India top court lifts ban on Jains' santhara death fast
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34105602}}</ref> He also organized programme for chanting Jain hymn ''[[Namokar Mantra]]'' 1 [[crore]] times.<ref>{{citation |last=Singh |first=Mahim Pratap |title=Hours after SC ruling, octogenarian ‘resumes’ Santhara in Bikaner |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/hours-after-sc-ruling-octogenarian-resumes-santhara-in-bikaner |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=[[Jaipur]] |date=1 September 2015 }}</ref> ''Gunayatan'' is one of his other religious initiatives. His ''[[pravachan]]s'' and ''Shanka Samadhan'' programme are aired on ''Jinvani'' & ''Paras'' TV channel.<ref>{{citation |title=Programs |url=http://www.jinvanichannel.com/shows.aspx |publisher=[[Jinvani channel]] }}</ref>

As per religious protocol for Jain monks,Muni Pramansagar Ji does not stay at one place for long except for 4 months in rainy season (''[[Chaturmas]]''). His 2016 Chaturmas was in [[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]]. He visited Kuchaman, Rajasthan in June 2016.<ref>{{citation |title=दिखावे का भक्ति में कोई स्थान नहीं हैं : मुनि |url=http://bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-OTH-MAT-latest-kuchaman-news-051003-344797-NOR.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=11 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://m.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-AJM-OMC-MAT-latest-ajmer-news-032003-80629-NOR.html |title=चातुर्मास के लिए बैठक कल |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818150643/https://m.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-AJM-OMC-MAT-latest-ajmer-news-032003-80629-NOR.html |archive-date=18 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Works ==
''Muni Pramansagar'' is a known scholar of ''Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit and English'' languages. He has authored several books on Jainism and [[Jain philosophy]] as listed:-
''Jain Dharm Aur Darshan'', ''Jain Tattv Vidya'',<ref>{{citation|last=Pramansagar|first=Muni|title=Jain tattvavidya|year=2008|publisher=Bhartiya Gyanpeeth|location=India|isbn=978-81-263-1480-5}}</ref> ''Divya Jeevan Ka Dwar'',<ref>{{citation|title=Muni Shri 108 Praman Sagar Ji Maharaj|url=http://jinaagamsaar.com/muni/pramansagar.php|publisher=Jinaagamsaar}}</ref> ''Jyotirmay Jeevan'', ''Jeevan Utkarsh Ka Aadhaar'', ''Lakshya Jeevan Ka'', ''Antas Ki Aankhen'', ''Jeevan Ki Sanjeevani'', ''Jain Siddhant Shikshan'', ''Path Pade Nav Jeevan Ka'', ''Andaaj Jeevan Jeene Ka'', ''Ghar Ko Kaise Swarg Banayen'', ''Sukhi Jeevan Ki Raah'',''Dharm Saadhiye Jeevan Mein'',''Marm Jeevan Ka''.

Muni Pramansgar has evolved ''‘Bhawana Yaga’'' by redefining the ancient Indian dictum of '' 'Yad bhavyaate tad bhavati' ''(thought becomes things) in the modern form to make the body healthy, the mind cool and the soul pure.<ref>{{citation |last=Pramansagar|first=Muni|title=Bhavna Yog|year=2020|publisher=Nirgranth Foundation|location=India|isbn=978-81-943516-0-3}}</ref>

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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{url|http://www.gunayatan.com}}
* {{url|http://dharmbachao.com}}
* {{url|http://www.munipramansagar.net}}

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