1. Acharya Vidyasagar was an influential Indian Digambara Jain acharya, credited with having brought about a revival in educational and religious activities in Digambara Jainism.
22 Facts About Acharya Vidyasagar
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Acharya Vidyasagar was the second of four sons, the eldest son being Mahavira Ashtage and the younger ones Anantanath and Shantinath.
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Acharya Vidyasagar was not a demanding child and accepted what was given to him.
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Acharya Vidyasagar was attentive and was eager to undertake his studies.
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Acharya Vidyasagar was elevated to the Acharya status in 1972.
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Acharya Vidyasagar made very strict rules for his ascetic life.
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Acharya Vidyasagar did not consume curd, green vegetables, ghee and dry fruits.
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Acharya Vidyasagar drank water only once a day by filling it with his palm and finger.
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Acharya Vidyasagar used to eat very limited quantity of plain dal and roti.
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The Acharya Vidyasagar did not eat salt, sugar, fruits, milk, oil, ghee, in addition to what is traditionally prohibited.
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Acharya Vidyasagar took food once a day in the palm of his hand, one morsel at a time.
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Acharya Vidyasagar slept on the floor or a wooden platform without any mattress or pillow.
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Acharya Vidyasagar never declared where he would be next, although people tried to guess his next destination.
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Acharya Vidyasagar was privately visited by American ambassador Kenneth Juster in 2018 and by French diplomat Alexandre Ziegler.
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Acharya Vidyasagar opened a chain of schools for girls under the name Pratibhasthali Gyanodaya Vidhyapeeth.
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Acharya Vidyasagar wrote in languages such as Prakrit, Sanskrit, and Hindi.
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Acharya Vidyasagar's works include Niranjana Shataka, Bhavana Shataka, Parishah Jaya Shataka, Suniti Shataka and Shramana Shataka.
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Acharya Vidyasagar composed nearly 700 haiku poems which are unpublished.
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Acharya Vidyasagar died in Dongargarh on 18 February 2024 at the age of 77, after three days of fast.
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Acharya Vidyasagar belongs to the tradition established by Acharya ShantisagarJi.
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Acharya Vidyasagar has been a source of inspiration to the people for founding institutions for their welfare at different locations.
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Acharya Vidyasagar gave carried out most Digambara monk initiations in the country, amounting to 505.