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A brief biography of 'Bharat Divakar', 'Achalgachhadipati' revered Jainacharya Shree GUNSAGAR SUREESHWARJI MAHARAJA
SAHEB (6) By Acharya Mahodaysagarsuri (Gun-Bal) Birth Date : 7-2-1913, Friday, 2nd day of Maha-Sudi of V.E. (Vikram Era) 1969. Birth Place : Dedhia - Kutch (Gujrat State) Name before 'Diksha' (Initiation) : Gangajibhai Name after 'Diksha' (Initiation) : Muni Shree Gunsagarji Maharaj Saheb Father's Name : Chheda Laljibhai Devshi (Kutchi Visha Oswal) Mother's Name : Dhanbai (She became a nun in her old age and her name was Sadhvi shree Dharmashreeji) Name of Gurudev : Shree Nitisagarji Ganivarya M.S. Guru of Guru (Grand Guru) : Dada Saheb Shree Gautamsagarsureeshwarji M.S. Day of Diksha (Initiation) : 4-5-1937, Tuesday, 8th day of Chaitra-Vadi-ofV.E. 1993. Diksha Place : Dedhia - Kutch Degree of 'Upadhyaya': 21-1-1942, Wednesday 5th day of Maha-Sudiof V.E. 1998 (within only 5 years after diksha!) at Kutch-Merau, Degree of Acharya : 13-5-1956, Sunday, 3rd day of Vaishakha-Sudi-of V.E. 2012 at Bombay - Palagali Degree of 'Achalgachchhadhipati' : In 1968 A.D. V.E. 2024, at KutchBhadreshwar Jain Tirth during 1st conferance of Achalgachchha Sangh Degree of 'Yuga Prabhavak': in 1980 A.D. V.C. 2036 at Bombay in 2nd Conference of Akhil Bharat Achalgachchha Jain Sangh Degree of 'Shasan Samrat': in 1984 A.D. V.E. 2040 at Lalwadi (Mumbai) Degree of 'Bharat Diwakar' & Degree of 'Tirth Prabhavak': 1985 A.D. V.E. 2041 at Sametshikharji Tirth awarded by Shree Kidwai The Governer of Bihar
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