Prabuddha Jivan 2016 10

Author(s): Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh

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PAGE No. 43 PRABUDHH JEEVAN
OCTOBER 2016 Acharya Vijay Haribhadrasuriji - By Dr. Renuka Porwal, Mob.: 098218 77327
Haribhadra, born in a Brahmana family in about 700 A.D. was a Rajpurohita in the court of Chittor. One day while walking through the village, a furious elephant threw down his keeper and came charging towards him. Haribhadra had to take shelter in a nearby Jaina temple.
Later, he passed through Sadhviji's Upasraya. Sadhvi Yakini Mahattara was reciting a verse about Chakravartis, which he couldn't comprehend. According to his pledge, he requested to accept him as her disciple. Sadhviji couldn't accept a male pupil and took him to their Acharya. He accepted Jaina diksa and learnt not only that sloke but compared Jaina, Vedic, Sankhya, etc. darshanas. His guru bestowed him the Acharya title.
To atone for his violent attitude, Guru advised him to enlighten people to right faith. He wrote 1444 books on Jainism like commentaries on Anga Agamas, Yoga, Dharma. Anekanta and more.
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