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APPENDIX - IV
Twentieth Century Jain Public Figures (The following lists are by no means exhaustive)
Acharyas 1. Acharya Atmaramji - Guru of Acharya Vijay Vallabsuriji. 2. Shrimad Rajchandraji - 19th Century philosopher/mystic. 3. Acharya Vallabhsuri - Jain Acharya of 20th Century; A postal
stamp of Rs. 4.00 was issued in his honour by the Government
of India in 2009. 4. Virchand R. Gandhi (1864-1901) – Barrister and Jain scholar,
First Silver Medalist Jain at First Ever Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, USA (1893); A postal stamp of Rs. 5.00 was issued in his honour by the Government of India in 2009. Kanji Swami - 20th Century philosopher/mystic/founder of Kanji
Swami Panth. 6. Champaben - 20th Century philosopher/mystic. 7. Acharya Bhikshu - Jain Acharya, founder of Terapanth
Shvetambar sect; A postal stamp of Rs. 5.00 was issued in his
honour by the Government of India. 8. Kshullak 105 Shri Ganesh Prasad Varni (1874-1961) – Digambar
Jain Saint, Educationist and Reformer; A special cover was released in 1999 on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary by the Postal Department, Government of India. Kshullak Jinendra Varni (1922-1983) – a prominent scholar and author of five volumes of Jainendra Sidhanta Kosha and Saman
Suttam Compilation. 10. Acharya Tulsi (1914-97) – 9th Svetamber Jain Acharya with
Revolutionary vision, proponent of Anuvrata movement a postal stamp of Rs. 3.00 was issued in his memory by the
Government of India in 1998. 11. Acharya Mahaprajna – 10th Jain Acharya of Svetamber
Terapanth. 12. Acharya Shantisagar - Digambar Jain Acharya of 20th Century. 13. Acharya Chitrabhanu - Preached Jainism in North America in
1970s and 80s.
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Jains in India and Abroad
