Life Time Achievement Award to Mahopadhyay Vinaysagar

Sri Jain Shwetambar Khartar Gachh Sangh, Jaipur is glad to announce "Khartar Ratna Sanman"  Life Time Achievement Award to Mahopadhyay Vinaysagar to honor his scholarly contributions throughout his life time. . Award ceremony will be held at Sri Rajmal Surana Atithi Bhavan, Mohanbadi, Galta road, Jaipur on his 85th birthday, Sunday, October, 13, 2013.

Mahopadhyay Vinaysagar is a great Jain scholar. He had several scholarly works in his account. He has especially mastered Sanskrit and Prakrit, ancient oriental languages and Jain history. He has been awarded with several academic awards and prizes. Sri Jain Shwetambar Khartar Gachh Sangh, Jaipur has pride that he is an honorable life member of the Sangh. 

His scholarly contribution will be reaching a further milestone on that day while his 100th book will be released. Hindi translation of old Prakrit literature "Kuvalaymala" published by Prakrit Bharati academy  and Hindi translation of Jain canon "Acharang Sutra" published by Nakoda Teerth will be released on that day. 

PP Mahopadhyay Sri Lalitprabh Sagar Ji, Chandraprabh Sagar Ji and Shantipriya Sagar ji Maharaj will grace the occasion with their auspicious presence. Mr. Brijkishaor Sharma, Hon'ble Education Minister, Rajasthan will be the Chief guest and Mr. Amritlal Jain, Chairman, Nakoda Teerth Pedhi will grace the occasion as special guest. Padmabhushan D R Mehta, former Chairman, SEBI will adorn the chair as President. 

Several distinguished Jain scholars and academicians from all parts of India will also join the Award ceremony. The Award ceremony will be followed by Sadharmi Vatsalya (Lunch). All Jain fellows are cordially invited to Join the event.

It is worth noted that the Sangh has initiated Jain Research and Study Center recently and honoring Mahopadhyay Vinaysagar will be a step in promoting Jain scholarship.

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Shivjiram Ji Maharaj: Unknown history of a great Jain monk

Sri Shivjiram Ji Maharaj was a great Jain monk of 19th century. A little known about him. Head quarter of Sri Jain Shwetambar Khartar Gachchh Sangh, Jaipur is named Shivjiram Bhawan after him. However, there was nothing known about him nor there was a photograph.

Few years back Tunkalia family of Jaipur, who were closed to Shivjiram Ji Maharaj donated a his picture and since then people could see his face. Sri Prem Singh Ji Tunkalia of the said family shown me few historical documents about him. I could take a glance of those documents and have drawn some conclusion out of those. Mr. Tunkalia promised me to provide photo copies of all these for further study.

 Conclusions are as follows:
1. Shivjiram Ji Maharaj was a Jain monk (Sadhu) and not Yati.
2. He lived between Samvat 1900 and 2000.
3. There are evidences that he lived as monk in Samvat 1926 (1869AD) till 1972 (1915 AD). We neither found his initiation (Deeksha) date or year nor the date of his expiry.
4. He was a great scholar of Jainism and had strong character.
5. He was famous among Jain community and a honorable saint.
6. He lived mostly in Jaipur. However, we have got evidences of his Ajmer, Kishangadh, Pali and Nawanagar chaturmas.
7. One of his disciple was Sri Chidanand.
8 He was contemporary to Sri Atmaram Ji Maharaj and Pravartini Sri Punya Sri Ji.

We would like to take a research project about his life history under Jain Research and Study Center. We would request Mahopadhyay Sri Vinaysagar ji and eminent Jain historian Dr. Shiv Prasad to take this project in their hands.

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Jyoti Kothari

Dr. Rudi Jansma, Jain scholar from Netherlands visited Jain temple in Jaipur

Dr. Rudy Jansma, Netherlands in Jain library, Vichakshan Bhawan, Jaipur

Dr. Rudy Jansma reading a Jain scripture

 Dr. Rudy Jansma discussing a Jain scripture with Jyoti Kothari 

 

Jain scholar Rudy looking at a catalog in Khartar Gachchh library, Jaipur

 Dr. Rudi Jansma, a Jain scholar from Netherlands (Holland) visited Shivjiram Bhawan today afternoon, May 11, 2012.  He met with Jyoti Kothari, secretary, Khartar Gachchh Sangh, Jaipur at his residence and then came to the headquarter of the Sangh. Both of them discussed several topics about Jainism, ecology and environment related issues. Dr. Jansma was introduced with Khartar Gachchh for the first time.

He visited Jain library at Vichkshan Bhawan, saw catalogs and read a book there. He spent lot of time there. He told that there are few libraries in Europe which can match this library. He praised the Sangh for maintaining a Jain library with such collection. Jyoti Kothari informed him that the library is digitized. 

Sri Jain Shwetambar Khartar Gachchh Sangh, Jaipur provides several facilities to foreign Jain scholars such as free food and lodging. Khartar Gachchh Sangh has become center of attraction for foreign Jain scholars.

Dr. Rudy Jansma in Shwetambar Jain temple in Jaipur

Dr. Rudy Jansma in Suparshwanath Jain temple in Jaipur

Astonished Dr. Jansma, Netherlands in a Jain temple, Jaipur

Foreign Jain scholar watching beautiful inlay work in Khartar Jain temple

 Dr. Rudi Jansma then proceeded to Sri Suparshwanath Jain temple (Panchayati Mandir) along with the secretary of the Sangh. He spent enough time in the temple viewing Tirthankar idols, beautiful inlay work, gold work in the walls and wall paintings. He was highly impressed with these intigrated carvings and the details of the paintings.

Sri Mohanlal Daga with Sri Prakash Banthia felicitating Netherland scholar at Shivjiram Bhawan

 Sri Mohanlal Daga, treasurer of the Sangh along with Sri Prakash Banthia felicitated Dr. Jansma. Jyoti Kothari invited him to come and stay long at Malpur Dadabadi for research on Jainism. He assured him facilities. Dr. Jansma replied that he would stay at Malpura for his researches in his next visit to India.

This is worth noted that several noted Jain scholars visited Khartar Gachchh Sangh including Prof. John Cort, Denyson University, Prof. Alan Babb, Massachusetts University, Ms. Ellen, New York etc.

American professor documents Jain temples in Jaipur

Malpura photographs by Lilian Haidar, New York 

Online Jain library by Khartar Gachchh Sangh

American research scholar Steven Vose visits library in Malpura Dadabadi

Pennsylvania scholar Steven Vose visits Jaipur Jain temples

Thanks,
 Jyoti Kothari

American professor documents Jain temples in Jaipur

 Dr. Rudi Jansma, a Jain scholar from Netherlands (Holland) will visit Shivjiram Bhawan today afternoon, May 11, 2012. He is the author of only book on Jainism in douche language.  Large numbers of foreign scholars have been visiting Shivjiram Bhawan, Malpura Dadabadi and other temples managed by Khartar Gachchh Sangh these days.

Vichkshan Bhawan Jain library has become center of attraction for foreign Jain scholars. Khartar Sangh provides several facilities such as free food to them.

American professor documents Jain temples in Jaipur

Malpura photographs by Lilian Haidar, New York 

Online Jain library by Khartar Gachchh Sangh

American research scholar Steven Vose visits library in Malpura Dadabadi

Pennsylvania scholar Steven Vose visits Jaipur Jain temples

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari