Prabalsagar

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Muni Shri 108
Prabalsagar
Ji Maharaj
Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara
Personal
Born (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 47)
Devpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Initiation 5 March 1995;23 years ago (1995-03-05)
by Acharya Pushpadantsagar

Muni Shri 108 Prabal Sagar Ji Maharaj is a Digambara monk initiated by Acharya Pushpadantsagar.

Digambara monk

Digambara monk is a monk in the Digambara tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest limb of the four-fold sangha. They are also called nirgrantha which means "one without any bonds". Digambara monks have 28 primary attributes which includes observance of the five supreme vows of ahimsa (non-injury), truth, non-thieving, celibacy and non-possession. A Digambara monk is allowed to keep only a feather whisk, a water gourd and scripture with him.

Acharya (Jainism)

Āchārya means the Head of an order of ascetics. Some of the famous achāryas are Bhadrabahu, Kundakunda, Samantabhadra, Umaswami, Sthulibhadra.

Biography

Prabalsagar is a Digambara monk initiated by Acharya Pushpadantsagar who was assaulted (stabbed) by some miscreants in Girnar hill in Junagadh, Gujarat on 1 January 2013. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Girnar mountain range in Junagadh, Gujarat, India

Girnar, also known as Girinagar ('city-on-the-hill') or RevatakParvata, is a group of mountains in the Junagadh District of Gujarat, India.

Junagadh City in Gujarat, India

Junagadhpronunciation (help·info) is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is the 7th largest in Gujarat, located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 km southwest of the state capitals Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. Literally translated, Junagadh means "Old Fort". An alternate etymology gives the name as coming from "Yonagadh", literally "City of the Yona (Greeks)," referring to the ancient inhabitants of the city under the Indo-Greek Kingdom. It is also known as "Sorath", the name of the earlier princely state of Junagadh. After a brief struggle between India and Pakistan, Junagadh joined India on November 9, 1947. It was a part of Saurashtra state and later Bombay state. In 1960, after the Maha Gujarat movement, it became part of the newly formed Gujarat state.

Gujarat State in India

Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km (990 mi) – most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula – and a population in excess of 60 million. It is the sixth largest Indian state by area and the ninth largest state by population. Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Daman and Diu to the south, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Its capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujarati-speaking people of India are indigenous to the state. The economy of Gujarat is the fifth-largest state economy in India with ₹14.96 lakh crore (US$210 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹157,000 (US$2,200).

References

  1. ↑ "Digamber Jain Samaj protests against Bangalore incidents", Daily News and Analysis , 7 January 2013
  2. ↑ "Jain community protests attack on Muni Prabal Sagar in Girnar", webindia123, 11 January 2013
  3. ↑ "आज तीन घंटे दुकानें बंद रखेगा जैन समाज", Udaipur News, 2 January 2013
  4. ↑ "मुनि प्रबलसागर पर चाकू से हमला, जैन समाज में रोष", news4rajasthan.com, 8 January 2013


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