Aryanandi (born 1907)
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Biography
Acharya Aryanandi was born in the village of Dhorkin Also Known As Aryanandi Nagar, Paithan, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.[4][5] He has been the only Jain acharya from the Saitwal community in recent times. He was married in 1927 and had three children, however in 1953 he retired and decided to give up the worldly life. He was He took the brahmacharya vrata from Acharya Shantisagar in 1955.[6] He was initiated as a muni by Muni Samanthabhadra at Kunthalgiri, Maharashtra, on 13 November 1959. He took sallekhana on 8 February 2000 at Navagad (Parbhani).[7]
Contributions
He was held in high esteem and is best remembered for the setting up of several Jain schools in Maharashtra,[1] including the Acharya Arya Nandi Lecture Hall in Ellora, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.[8] The Jain Gurukul at Ellora was also established by him.[9][10] The noted German Jainologist, Hermann Kuhn, studied Jain scriptures extensively under the tutelage of Acharya Aryanandi.[11][12]
See also
References
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- ↑ आचार्य श्री १०८ आर्यनंदी जी महाराज, 2012
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