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{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific-prefix = Acharya
| name = Vallabh Suri
| image = Acharya Vijayavallabhasuri.jpg
| caption =
| religion = [[Jainism]]
| sect = [[Svetambara]]
| official_name = Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri
| birth_name = Chhagan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|10|26}}
| birth_place = [[Baroda]] (now Vadodara, [[Gujarat]], India)
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1954|9|22|1870|10|26}}
| death_place = [[Byculla]], Bombay (now [[Mumbai]])
| father = Deepchand
| mother = Ichchhabai
| initiation_name = Vallabhvijay
| initiator = [[Vijayanandsuri]] (Atmaram)
| initiation_place = [[Radhanpur]]
| initiation_date = 5 May 1887
| successor = [[Samudra Suri]]
}}
{{Jainism}}
Acharya Vijay '''Vallabhsuri''' was a [[Jain]] monk. He was a disciple of [[Vijayanandsuri]]. He worked in [[Punjab]] so he was given honorific ''Punjab Kesari''.<ref name="N1998"/><ref name=hnf>{{cite web|title=Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suri|url=http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=62442&tt_address_pi1%5Buid%5D=1348&cHash=f0d13e136d|work=herenow4u.com|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref>

==Biography==
Vallabhsuri was born on 26 October 1870 (Second day of bright half of Kartik month, [[Vikram Samvat]] 1927) at [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]. He was named Chhagan.<ref name=hnf/> His parents Deepchand and Ichhabai died in his early years.<ref name="Jhabak1974">{{cite book|author=Kasturchand M. Jhabak|title=The Life & Work of Acharya Vijaya Vallabh Suriji|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bV0vAAAAYAAJ|year=1974}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/327387|title=Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabh Suri Smrak Granth|last=Muni|first=Punjyavijayji|publisher=Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Prakashan|year=1956|location=Bombay|pages=40–75|trans-title=Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri Commemoration Volume}}</ref>

He met [[Vijayanandsuri]] at Janisheri Jain Upashray, [[Vadodara]]. At the age of seventeen, he was initiated as a Jain monk and named Muni Vallabhvijay on 5 May 1887 (Jayesth Vad 9, Vikram Samvat 1944) at [[Radhanpur]] by Vijayanandsuri and he became a disciple of Muni Harshvijay. In Vikram Samvat 1981, he was conferred with the title of Acharya on Magshirsh Sudi 5 by Sumativijay at [[Lahore]]. He also had the title of ''Pattadhar'' conferred on him by [[Sangha (Jainism)|Jain sangha]].<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name="GelFlügel2006">{{cite book|author1=Peter Fl Gel|author2=Peter Flügel|title=Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CIgqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA372|date=1 February 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-23552-0|page=372}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Vallabhsuri was in [[Gujranwala]] for [[Chaturmas]] in 1947. Due to the [[partition of India]], Gujaranwala fell in [[Pakistan]]. There was a widespread communal violence across both nations. He refused to travel by aeroplane which was arranged by the Government of India as Jain monks do not use vehicles. He travelled by foot along with other Jains of Gujaranwala and entered India via the [[Wagah Border]] and reached [[Amritsar]] in September 1947.<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=":0" />

Vallabhsuri placed emphasis on education and inspired Jains to build more educational institutions. He is well known as the founder of Shree Parshwanath Jain Vidyalaya in 1927 at Varkana Village in Pali district of Rajasthan. The seed which he sowed has taken shape of a dense tree in Godwad area of Rajasthan. He founded Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya (at [[Mumbai]], [[Vadodara]], [[Pune]]), Parshwanath Umed Mahavidyalaya (at [[Falna]]), Atmanand Jain College (at [[Ambala]], [[Malerkotla]]), Atmanand Jain High School ([[Ludhiana]], [[Ambala]], [[Malerkotla]], [[Bagwada]], [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Jandiala Guru]]) and other educational institutes.<ref name=hnf/> He wrote some books and religious texts in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi Languages. He also established the Atmanand Jain Sabha. He was also instrumental in establishing Jain unity and accessibility of Jain literature. He supported [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Indian independence movement|non-violent movement for independence of India]].<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=jpp>{{Cite book|last=Titze|first=Kurt|title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ|isbn=9788120815346|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC&q=vallabhsuri&pg=PA140|access-date=28 December 2012|page=136|year=1998}}</ref><ref name="Cort2010">{{cite book|author=John Cort|title=Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDBpq23-0QoC&pg=PA9|date=21 January 2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-973957-8|pages=9–}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="N1998">{{cite book|last=Shah|first=Natubhai|title=Jainism: The World of Conquerors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLNQKGcDIhsC|year=1998|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-1938-2|pages=54–55}}</ref>

He died on 22 September 1954 (Bhadrapad Vadi 11, [[Vikram Samvat]] 2010), Tuesday at 2:32 am in [[Byculla]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name=hnf/><ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=":0" /> More than two lakh people attended his funereal procession.<ref name="N1998"/> A memorial dedicated to him was built there later.

==Recognition==
[[Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak]], a memorial shrine in [[Delhi]], was erected to honour him. It is managed by Shree Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak Shikshan Nidhi.<ref name=jpp/> The [[India Post]] issued a postage stamp of Vallabhsuri on 21 February 2009 which depicted his image along with Vijay Vallabh Smarak as a background image.{{cn|date=March 2021}}

The Statue of Peace- Guru Vallavh is a {{convert|151|in|ft}} high statue of Vallabhsuri installed at the Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra at [[Jaitpura]] in [[Pali district|Pali]], [[Rajasthan]] with the inspiration and efforts of Gachadipati Acharya Shri Nityanand suri ji ms. It is made of [[ashtadhatu]] and was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on the 151th birth anniversary of Vallabhsuri on 16 November 2020.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/modi-to-unveil-statue-of-peace-in-rajasthan-on-monday/article33101047.ece | title=Modi to unveil 'Statue of Peace' in Rajasthan on Monday | date=2020-11-15 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-to-unveil-statue-of-peace-in-rajasthan-today/story-3Lav1Pj2ya7CzDZoOkyG6K.html | title=PM Modi to unveil 'Statue of Peace' in Rajasthan today | date=2020-11-16 | newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=PM Modi To Unveil "Statue Of Peace" Today Via Video Conferencing|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/prime-minister-Narendra-Modi-to-unveil-statue-of-peace-today-via-video-conferencing-2325609|access-date=2020-11-16|website=NDTV}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Tapa Gachchha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=78347 Atma Vallabh Smarak Jain Mandir]
* [http://www.wnsstamps.ch/en/stamps/IN014.09 Postage stamp]

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