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| honorific_prefix = Deekshayug Pravartak Acharya Vijay<br />
| name = Ramchandra Suri<br />
| honorific_suffix = Maharaj Saheb<br />
| religion = [[Jainism]]<br />
| sect = [[Śvetāmbara]]<br />
| order = [[Tapa Gaccha]]<br />
| birth_name = Tribhuvan<br />
| birth_date = 3 March 1896<br />
| birth_place = [[Dahevan]], [[Gujarat]], [[British India]]<br />
| father = Chhotalal<br />
| mother = Samarath Ben<br />
| death_date = 9 August 1991<br />
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| initiator = Acharya [[Prem Suri]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:RamchandraSuri.jpg|thumb|Acharya [[Ramchandra Suri]] of [[Tapa Gaccha]]]]<br />
'''Ramchandra Suri''' (3 March 1896 – 9 August 1991) was an Indian [[Jain monk|Jain monk]] and religious scholar of the [[Tapa Gaccha]] tradition within [[Śvetāmbara Jainism]]. He is remembered within the tradition for his influence on Jain monastic discipline and for shaping a spiritual lineage commonly referred to as the '''Ramchandra Suri Samuday'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ahmedabad-jains-to-celebrate-sainthood-centenary_1634279 |title=Ahmedabad Jains to celebrate sainthood centenary |work=DNA India |date=6 January 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |agency=DNA}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Ramchandra Suri was born as '''Tribhuvan''' in Dahevan village (present-day Gujarat) on 3 March 1896 to Chhotalal and Samarath Ben.<ref>{{cite web |last=JaineLibrary |first=Anish Visaria |title=Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature. |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/033271/155 |access-date=10 January 2025 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref><br />
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== Initiation and monastic career ==<br />
He was initiated as a monk in 1912 and is described in community sources as having received initiation at '''Gandhar Tirth''' on the Jain calendrical date '''Vikram Samvat 1969, Paush Sud 13'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atma the Self (page preview) |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/001179/14 |access-date=2 January 2026 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref> He is identified as a First <br />
disciple within the lineage of Acharya [[Prem Suri]].<ref>{{cite web |last=JaineLibrary |first=Anish Visaria |title=Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature. |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/033271/155 |access-date=10 January 2025 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref><br />
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Sources associated with his lineage also record that he received the rank of '''Acharya''' on '''Vikram Samvat 1992, Vaishakh Sud 6''' in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atma the Self (page preview) |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/001179/14 |access-date=2 January 2026 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref><br />
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== Teachings and activities ==<br />
A Jain community periodical describes Ramchandra Suri as an influential figure in a sustained religious and legal campaign defending '''''bal diksha''''' (initiation of minors) as a permissible Jain practice, stating that he helped create momentum for the movement through public discourses and travel.<ref name="AhimsaTimes2009">{{cite web |title=Ahimsa Times (June 2009 issue) – discussion of Bal Diksha |url=https://jainqq.org/booktext/Ahimsa_Times_2009_06_SrNo_108/523608 |access-date=2 January 2026 |website=jainqq.org |publisher=Ahimsa Times}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 9 August 1991 in Ahmedabad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ahmedabad-jains-to-celebrate-sainthood-centenary_1634279 |title=Ahmedabad Jains to celebrate sainthood centenary |work=DNA India |date=6 January 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |agency=DNA}}</ref> Calendrical details for his death are also recorded in lineage publications as '''Vikram Samvat 2047, Ashadha Vad 14'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atma the Self (page preview) |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/001179/14 |access-date=2 January 2026 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Following his death, the tradition associated with his disciples and successors is commonly referred to as the '''Ramchandra Suri Samuday'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ahmedabad-jains-to-celebrate-sainthood-centenary_1634279 |title=Ahmedabad Jains to celebrate sainthood centenary |work=DNA India |date=6 January 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |agency=DNA}}</ref> A centenary celebration connected with his sainthood/monastic leadership was reported in Ahmedabad in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ahmedabad-jains-to-celebrate-sainthood-centenary_1634279 |title=Ahmedabad Jains to celebrate sainthood centenary |work=DNA India |date=6 January 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |agency=DNA}}</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
A printed catalogue of the Hemchandracharya Jain Library (Patan) lists multiple Gujarati works and collections of discourses attributed under the name '''Ramchandra Suriji/Ramchandrasuri''', including titles such as ''Ramayan Ma Sanskrutino Adarsh'' (Parts 1–4), ''Samyag Darshan Pravachano'' (discourses; listed with editor/compiler name), and ''Ramayanno Rasasvad''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hemchandracharya Jain Library (Patan) – Catalogue of printed books (page preview) |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/018019/272 |access-date=2 January 2026 |website=jainqq.org |publisher=Hemchandracharya Jain Gyanmandir, Patan}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Tapa Gaccha]]<br />
* [[Śvetāmbara Jainism]]<br />
* [[Jain monasticism]]<br />
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