________________ Param Pujya Upadhyaya 108 Shri Gyan Sagar Ji Muniraj Parampujya Upadhyaya Shri Gyan Sagar Ji Muniraj is a living example of glorious Indian "SHRAMAN' tradition. Completely detached from this world and bereft of all possess-ions, this great saint is always engrossed in pursuit of SAMYAK JNAN (Right Knowledge) and relentlessly worked to spread and promote the culture of vegetarianism. Born on 1" May 1957 to Shri Shanti Lal Ji Jain and Smt. Asharfi Devi, at Morena (MP), the life of Umesh Kumar Jain took a new turn in the year 1976 when he adopted "Kshullak Diksha" from Acharya Sumati Sagar Ji Maharaj and was named as Kshullak GUNA SAGAR. After intensive penance of twelve years, he was initiated to Muni Diksha on 31/3/1988 and named Muni GYAN SAGAR. He has undertaken intensive tours to various places through out the country like Sagar, Meerut, Delhi, Baragaon, Baraut, Ghaziabad, Muzaffar Nagar, Saharanpur and Shahpur in North India. He has also visited interior places in Bihar, Bengal & Orissa with the sole aim of propagating and promoting religious sentiments. He has stayed in places like Ranchi, Peterwar, Purulia Shri Sammed Shikharji and Sarak area in Tarai Region to bring the SARAK community back to the main stream of Jainism. He has also visited Tijara, Alwar & Bharatpur in Rajasthan, Mathura and various other places in UP and Haryana to promote vegetarianism. We are extremely fortunate to have such a great saint in our time, who has so selflessly devoted his entire life for welfare of all living beings in general and mankind in particular, ISBN 978-81-904688- 3 - 1 Price : Rs. 1200.00 Acharya Shanti Sagar "Chhani' Smiriti Granthmala Jain Education International www.jainelibrary.org For Private & Personal Use Only Duanaba, Muzaffar Nagartu.P
