Anand Rishiji Maharaj was a Jain religious leader.
10 Facts About Anand Rishiji
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Anand Rishiji was awarded with the honorary title of Rashtra Sant by Maharashtra's chief minister.
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Anand Rishiji was the Second Aacharya of Vardhaman Sthanakvasi Shraman Sangha.
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Anand Rishiji was born in chinchodi on 27 July 1900 and received initiation from the age of thirteen with Acharya Ratna Rishiji Maharaj, who died in Alipur, Maharashtra in 1927.
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Anand Rishiji was pious from his childhood, and started taking religious lessons at an early age.
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Anand Rishiji's diksha took place on 7 December 1913 at Miri in Ahmednagar district.
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Anand Rishiji was then given the name Anand Rishi Ji Maharaj.
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Anand Rishiji started learning Sanskrit and Prakrit Stotras under the guidance of Pandit Rajdhari Tripathi.
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Anand Rishiji gave his first pravachan to the public in 1920 at Ahmednagar.
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Anand Rishiji accepted santhara before his death on 28 March 1992 in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.