Atmanandji Jainacharya Janmashatabdi Smarakgranth

Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Atmanand Janma Shatabdi Smarak Trust

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THE GREAT ATMARAMAI
( PURAN CHAND NAHAR, M, A., B. L. )
Among the heads of the various sections of the Jain Swetambar church in the pineteenth century, the name of shri Vijayanand Suri alias Atmara mji will ever be remembered with veneration in India and outside. His vast knowledge of Jainism with his simple and easy way of explaining the difficult problems of philosophy, is widely known and that is why his writings are so immensely popular amongst Jains of all sections. His writings are great testimony of his greatness. He could explain the most knotted questions of Syadvada' in a very simple manner. His masterly works 'Jain Tatyadarsha', Tatvanirnaya Prasad', 'Ajnantimir Bhaskar' are his living monuments in the vernacular literature on Jainism. His versatile genias was unbounded. He was an embodiment of fego-politeness, unbiassed from sectarian views. He was the pioneer of that spirit of advancement which has attained such glorious success and resulted in the establishment of many useful institutions in his memory throughout the country. He was a great reformer of the age. In the Punjab side the excellence of Jainism was almost forgotten by its followers during the political unrest of the country for centuries. Thousands of such families were brought to their former platform by the persistent labour for years of this great man.
He attracted attention of scholars of his time especially of Sanskrit, both in India and outside and was respected by all.