Prem Suri

Acharya

Prem Suri
Acharya; Prem Suri
Personal
Born	Premchand; Pindwada, Rajasthan
Religion	Jainism
Sect	Svetambara Murtipujaka

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Acharya Prem Suri was a Jain Svetambar Murtipujaka Acharya. He belonged to the Tapa Gaccha sub-sect of the religion. After his death, his tradition was divided into two; led by Ramachandra Suri Maharaj Saheb and Bhuvanbhanu Suri Maharaj Saheb respectively.

Prem Suri Maharaj was a disciple of the Jain monk Acharya Dansuriji. Along with Vijayanandsuri, Dharma Vijay and Nitin Suri, he reformed the Samvegi monks.^[1]

Notes[edit]

↑ Flügel, Peter (2006). "Demographic Trends In Jaina Monasticism". Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues. Taylor & Francis. pp. 312–398. ISBN 978-0-203-00853-9.

References[edit]

Luithle-Hardenberg, Andrea (2010). "The pilgrimage to Shatrunjaya: Refining Shvetambara Identity". In Peter Berger (ed.). The Anthropology of Values: Essays in Honour of Georg Pfeffer. Pearson Education India. p. 336. ISBN 978-81-317-2820-8.
Shah, Natubhai (2004). Jainism: The World of Conquerors. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 84. ISBN 978-81-208-1938-2.

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"Sambharana suri prem na" book published in vs 2039.

[1] Flügel, Peter (2006). "Demographic Trends In Jaina Monasticism". Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues. Taylor & Francis. pp. 312–398. ISBN 978-0-203-00853-9.

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