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ntration and knowledge of read various books and the Soul and had controlled devoted his mind to study his mind. He had faith in everything new. When his God, perfect knowledge, parents died in 1901 he highest character and by a desired to become Muni and pure life of this sort, he he became the disciple of acquired perfect knowledge Munishri Sukhsagarji at which is called Kevalghyan Palanpur and he was given by the Jains.
then the name of Shri Buddhisagarji. Thus although
he had taken no education Education :
in Secondary schools of
colleges, he aequired the real Being born in a small
education by his vast reading village and in a cultivator family, he had hardly any
and by the light of his Soul. means of taking higher education. But he had the blessings of Sarasvati the Acharya :Goddess of learning, as from On the death of his Guru his very childhood, he prayed Shrimad Sukhsagarji in 1913 to her to give him know- the responsibility of his group ledge, light and strength. He came upon him and as all passed all the vernacular the people were satisfied cxaminations with highest with his vast knowledge, The merit and his school teachers Jain Sangh of Pethapur gave wondered at his intelligence, him the title of Acharya. He came in connection with (Precepter ) in 1914. The Jain Muni Shrimad Ravi- Pandits of Benaras came to saagarji and his eyes were know about him from his opened towards the Light several books and they gave of the Soul He began to him the Degree of " Skasko