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Jajn acharya Shrimad Uijapanand Suri Swami atmaramji wabaraj
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Baburam Jain M. A. LL. B. Zira
The great Jain Acharya Shrimad Vijaya Anand Suri. wellknown as Swami Atmaramji Maharaj belongs to the eminent band of Indian reformers of the nineteenth century who salflessly devoted the whole of their lives to the amelioration of the society and the service of ancient religions. He was a great and a noble embodiment of a true Jain Acharya and is looked at with intense reverence and devotion by the Jains of India for the unique services rendered by him at a critical juncture. The lovable qualities of head and heart that contributed to his success in the noble mission reveal the ideal man. The dominating influence of his personality attracted attention, won approbation, and gained regard everywhere.
A SAGE AND A SEER Before his advent, the Jain community was in a perilous state, Corruptions had crept in the society. The people had forgotten the fundamental principles of Jainism and were relinquishing the faith of their ancestors. The powerful order of monks had degenerated and the propagation of religion was -at a standstill. The Jains were least progressive, most conservative and highly superstitious owing to widespread illiteracy. They were deemed to be a sect having no literature and no philosophy. The Jains were dubbed as heretics, dissanters, rebels of Brahmanism or a mere offshoot of Buddhism. The valuable sacred literature was locked in underground damp and dingy collars, where it was being consumed by worms & insects. A remarkable personality was
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