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{{Short description|Indian Jain monk and philosopher (1874–1925)}} | |||
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| caption = Buddhisagar Suri | | caption = Buddhisagar Suri | ||
| religion = [[Jainism]] | | religion = [[Jainism]] | ||
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| birth_name = Bechardas Patel | | birth_name = Bechardas Patel | ||
| birth_date = {{birth year|1874}} | | birth_date = {{birth year|1874}} | ||
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[[File:Handwritten Text of Buddhisagar Suri.jpg|thumb|Handwritten Text of Buddhisagar Suri. It lists rules to be followed by Jain lay men. [[Gujarati language]] script. Samvat 1972 (1915 AD approx.)]] | [[File:Handwritten Text of Buddhisagar Suri.jpg|thumb|Handwritten Text of Buddhisagar Suri. It lists rules to be followed by Jain lay men. [[Gujarati language]] script. Samvat 1972 (1915 AD approx.)]] | ||
'''Buddhisagarsuri''' (1874 – 1925) was a [[Jainism|Jain]] ascetic, philosopher and author from British India. Born in a Hindu family, he was influenced by a Jain monk and later was initiated in asceticism, and later elevated to the title of ''[[Acharya]]''. He wrote more than hundred books. | '''Buddhisagarsuri''' (1874 – 1925) was a [[Jainism|Jain]] ascetic, philosopher and author from British India. Born in a Hindu family, he was influenced by a Jain monk and later was initiated in asceticism, and later elevated to the title of ''[[Acharya]]''. He wrote more than a hundred books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=इतिहास के महापुरुष पूज्य बुद्धिसागरसूरिजी के जीवन का एक नज़ारा, जिनके वर्षों पूर्व के विचारों से वर्तमान प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्रभाई मोदी भी प्रभावित है! - Veer Shasan Sevak |url=https://veershasansevak.com/2020/06/18/the-jain-saint-w%E2%80%A6gar-maharajsaheb/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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[[File:Buddhisagar Suri Jain monk Guru Mandir Dadawadi Mehsana Gujarat India 4.jpg|thumb|Statue of Buddhisagarsuri in a shrine at Dadawadi Jain temple in [[Mehsana]]]] | [[File:Buddhisagar Suri Jain monk Guru Mandir Dadawadi Mehsana Gujarat India 4.jpg|thumb|Statue of Buddhisagarsuri in a shrine at Dadawadi Jain temple in [[Mehsana]]]] | ||
{{Jainism}} | {{Jainism}} | ||
Buddhisagarsuri was born Bechardas Patel in a Hindu family of Shivabhai and Ambaben in 1874 at [[Vijapur]] in north Gujarat. He studied till sixth standard. He met Muni Ravisagar, a Jain monk, and became his disciple. He studied at the Yashovijayji Jain Sanskrit Pathshala, a school for religious studies, in [[Mehsana]]. He took a job of religious teacher in [[Ajol]]. Following death of Ravisagar in 1898, his spiritual quest intensified. Ravisagar's disciple, Sukhsagar initiated him as a Jain monk in 1901. He was given a new name, Muni Buddhisagar. He was conferred with an informal title of ''Yoga-nishtha'', literally "firm in [[Yoga]]". He was elevated to the title of ''Acharya'' in 1914 in [[Mansa, Gujarat|Mansa]].<ref name="Cort2009">{{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=PA250|date=16 November 2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-973957-8|pages=250–251}}</ref><ref name=hnu>{{cite web|url=http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=84508|title=Acharya Shri Buddhi Sagarji►Biography|work=herenow4u.com|date=31 January 2012|access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He established the [[Mahudi]] Jain temple in 1917.<ref name=kc>{{cite news| last= Dave| first = Pranav| date= 2 November 2013| title= Kali Chaudas havan revered by all faiths| url= | Buddhisagarsuri was born Bechardas Patel in a Hindu family of Shivabhai and Ambaben in 1874 at [[Vijapur]] in north Gujarat. He studied till sixth standard. He met Muni Ravisagar, a Jain monk, and became his disciple. He studied at the Yashovijayji Jain Sanskrit Pathshala, a school for religious studies, in [[Mehsana]]. He took a job of religious teacher in [[Ajol]]. Following the death of Ravisagar in 1898, his spiritual quest intensified. Ravisagar's disciple, Sukhsagar initiated him as a Jain monk in 1901. He was given a new name, Muni Buddhisagar. He was conferred with an informal title of ''Yoga-nishtha'', literally "firm in [[Yoga]]". He was elevated to the title of ''Acharya'' in 1914 in [[Mansa, Gujarat|Mansa]].<ref name="Cort2009">{{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=PA250|date=16 November 2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-973957-8|pages=250–251}}</ref><ref name=hnu>{{cite web|url=http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=84508|title=Acharya Shri Buddhi Sagarji►Biography|work=herenow4u.com|date=31 January 2012|access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He established the [[Mahudi]] Jain temple in 1917.<ref name=kc>{{cite news| last= Dave| first = Pranav| date= 2 November 2013| title= Kali Chaudas havan revered by all faiths| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Kali-Chaudas-havan-revered-by-all-faiths/articleshow/25078317.cms | ||
| work= The Times of India|location= Ahmedabad| access-date = 2 November 2013}}</ref> He was invited by the royals of [[Baroda state|Baroda]], [[Idar State|Idar]] and [[Pethapur State|Pethapur]] to preach there. He died at Vijapur in 1925.<ref name="Cort2009"/><ref name=hnu/><ref name=":0" /> The Jain temple and a memorial shrine were built where Buddhisagarsuri was later cremated in Vijapur. | | work= The Times of India|location= Ahmedabad| access-date = 2 November 2013}}</ref> He was invited by the royals of [[Baroda state|Baroda]], [[Idar State|Idar]] and [[Pethapur State|Pethapur]] to preach there. He died at Vijapur in 1925.<ref name="Cort2009"/><ref name=hnu/><ref name=":0" /> The Jain temple and a memorial shrine were built where Buddhisagarsuri was later cremated in Vijapur. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
He wrote more than hundred books.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Cort2009" /> He | He wrote more than a hundred books.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Cort2009" /> He wrote about 2,000 poems, including a large number of poems about [[Sabarmati River]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2019-08-16|title=पीएम मोदी ने जिन जैन मुनि का ज़िक्र किया वो कौन हैं|language=hi|work=BBC News Hindi|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-49361515|access-date=2020-11-07}}</ref> His first book was ''Jain Dharma Khristi Dharmano Mukablo'', a comparison between [[Jainism]] and [[Christianity]]. He criticised Christianity and its missionary activities in Gujarat.<ref name="Cort2009"/> | ||
He was involved in several debates regarding icon worship during those time. He defended it and authored a booklet ''Jain Sutroma Murtipuja'' (Icon Worship in Jain Scriptures). He termed icons as a form of love and devotion.<ref name="Cort2009"/> | He was involved in several debates regarding icon worship during those time. He defended it and authored a booklet ''Jain Sutroma Murtipuja'' (Icon Worship in Jain Scriptures). He termed icons as a form of love and devotion.<ref name="Cort2009"/> | ||
===Selected works=== | ===Selected works=== | ||
* ''Samadhi Shatak'', a hundred | * ''Samadhi Shatak'', a hundred stanzas on meditation | ||
* ''Yog Deepak'', the guide on [[yoga]] | * ''Yog Deepak'', the guide on [[yoga]] | ||
* ''Dhyan Vichar'', a book on meditation | * ''Dhyan Vichar'', a book on meditation | ||
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* ''Anandghan Pad Bhavarth Sangrah'', a collection of hymns of [[Anandghan]], a Jain mystic poet, and its meaning | * ''Anandghan Pad Bhavarth Sangrah'', a collection of hymns of [[Anandghan]], a Jain mystic poet, and its meaning | ||
* ''Shrimad Devchandraji'', a biography of Devchandra | * ''Shrimad Devchandraji'', a biography of Devchandra | ||
* ''Kumarapala Charitra'', a biography of [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukya]] ruler [[Kumarapala (Chaulukya dynasty)|Kumarapala]] | * ''Kumarapala Charitra'', a biography of [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukya]], ruler of [[Kumarapala (Chaulukya dynasty)|Kumarapala]] | ||
* ''Yashovijay Charitra'', a biography of [[Yashovijay]] | * ''Yashovijay Charitra'', a biography of [[Yashovijay]] | ||
* ''Adhyatma Bhajan Sangrah 1–14'', | * ''Adhyatma Bhajan Sangrah 1–14'', a collection of songs | ||
== Commemoration == | |||
The Union Home Minister, [[Amit Shah]], released a ₹150 commemorative coin to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Buddhisagar Suri at Auda Auditorium, Shela, [[Ahmedabad]], on 9 March 2025. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Swayamprabhasuri]] | |||
* [[Vimalsuri]] | |||
* [[Kalapurnasuri]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian monks]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian monks]] | ||
[[Category:Gujarati-language writers]] | [[Category:Gujarati-language writers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Śvetāmbara monks]] | ||
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Buddhisagarsuri (1874 – 1925) was a Jain ascetic, philosopher and author from British India. Born in a Hindu family, he was influenced by a Jain monk and later was initiated in asceticism, and later elevated to the title of Acharya. He wrote more than a hundred books.[1]
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Buddhisagarsuri was born Bechardas Patel in a Hindu family of Shivabhai and Ambaben in 1874 at Vijapur in north Gujarat. He studied till sixth standard. He met Muni Ravisagar, a Jain monk, and became his disciple. He studied at the Yashovijayji Jain Sanskrit Pathshala, a school for religious studies, in Mehsana. He took a job of religious teacher in Ajol. Following the death of Ravisagar in 1898, his spiritual quest intensified. Ravisagar's disciple, Sukhsagar initiated him as a Jain monk in 1901. He was given a new name, Muni Buddhisagar. He was conferred with an informal title of Yoga-nishtha, literally "firm in Yoga". He was elevated to the title of Acharya in 1914 in Mansa.[2][3][4] He established the Mahudi Jain temple in 1917.[5] He was invited by the royals of Baroda, Idar and Pethapur to preach there. He died at Vijapur in 1925.[2][3][4] The Jain temple and a memorial shrine were built where Buddhisagarsuri was later cremated in Vijapur.
Works[edit | edit source]
He wrote more than a hundred books.[4][2] He wrote about 2,000 poems, including a large number of poems about Sabarmati River.[4] His first book was Jain Dharma Khristi Dharmano Mukablo, a comparison between Jainism and Christianity. He criticised Christianity and its missionary activities in Gujarat.[2]
He was involved in several debates regarding icon worship during those time. He defended it and authored a booklet Jain Sutroma Murtipuja (Icon Worship in Jain Scriptures). He termed icons as a form of love and devotion.[2]
Selected works[edit | edit source]
- Samadhi Shatak, a hundred stanzas on meditation
- Yog Deepak, the guide on yoga
- Dhyan Vichar, a book on meditation
- Adhyatma Shanti, a work on spiritual peace
- Karmayog, a theory of karma
- Adhyatma Geeta
- Atma Shakti Prakash
- Atma Darshan
- Shuddhopayog
- Samya Shatak
- Shishyopanishad
- Atmana Shasan
- Anandghan Pad Bhavarth Sangrah, a collection of hymns of Anandghan, a Jain mystic poet, and its meaning
- Shrimad Devchandraji, a biography of Devchandra
- Kumarapala Charitra, a biography of Chaulukya, ruler of Kumarapala
- Yashovijay Charitra, a biography of Yashovijay
- Adhyatma Bhajan Sangrah 1–14, a collection of songs
Commemoration[edit | edit source]
The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, released a ₹150 commemorative coin to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Buddhisagar Suri at Auda Auditorium, Shela, Ahmedabad, on 9 March 2025.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "इतिहास के महापुरुष पूज्य बुद्धिसागरसूरिजी के जीवन का एक नज़ारा, जिनके वर्षों पूर्व के विचारों से वर्तमान प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्रभाई मोदी भी प्रभावित है! - Veer Shasan Sevak". Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 John Cort (16 November 2009). Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History. Oxford University Press. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-0-19-973957-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Acharya Shri Buddhi Sagarji►Biography". herenow4u.com. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "पीएम मोदी ने जिन जैन मुनि का ज़िक्र किया वो कौन हैं". BBC News Hindi (in हिन्दी). 16 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ Dave, Pranav (2 November 2013). "Kali Chaudas havan revered by all faiths". The Times of India. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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