Pramansagar

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Muni Shri 108 Pramansagar Ji Maharaj
Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara
Personal
Born Naveen Kumar Jain
(1967-06-27) 27 June 1967 (age 56)
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
Parents
  • Shri Surendra Kumar Jain (father)
  • Shrimati Sohni Devi Jain (mother)
Religious career
Initiation 31 March 1988
Sonagiri
by Acharya Vidyasagar
Website www.munipramansagar.net

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Biography

Pramansagar was born on 27 June 1967 in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand as Naveen Kumar Jain.[1] His parents Surendra Kumar Jain and Sohni Devi Jain live near Bengali Durga Mandap.[2] He got Vairagya on 4 March 1984 and was initiated as a Digambara monk by Acharya Vidyasagar on 31 March 1988 in Sonagiri. On the issue of Sallekhana controversy, he said <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

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.[3]

— Muni Pramansagar

Muni Pramansagar is a Digambar monk who took initiative in Dharmbachao Andolan to oppose the High Court's decision to ban Sallekhana.[4][5] He called for a massive gathering of 1 crore community members to celebrate the Supreme Court's order staying the ban on Sallekhana by chanting 1 crore hymns.[6] Gunayatan is one of his other religious initiatives. His pravachans and Shanka Samadhan programme are aired on Jinvani channel as Santvani.[7]

He was present in the Lord Bahubali’s statue anointment with 1,008 kalashas.[8]

Works

Muni Pramansagar has authored several books on Jainism and Jain philosophy :-

  • Jain Tattva Vidya[9]
  • Tirthankar, Jain Dhram Aur Darshan,
  • Divya Jeevan Ke dwaar and Jyotirmay Jeevan.[10]

References

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