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Acharya Aadisagar | |
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 Acharya Aadisagar | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Shivgaura Patil 3 June 1866 Ankali, Belgaum district, Karnataka, India |
| Died | 21 February 1944 (aged 77) Udgaon, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India |
| Known for | Revival of Digambara monastic order in the 20th century |
| Religious life | |
| Sect | Digambara |
| Senior posting | |
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Acharya Aadisagar (1866 – 1944), born Shivgaura Patil, was an Indian Digambara Jain monk and ascetic leader.[1] Biographies and traditional sources recognize him as an early 20th-century Acharya credited with contributing to the revival of the Digambara monastic tradition.[2][3] He served as a monastic predecessor to Acharya Shantisagar, whom he initiated into preliminary ascetic vows.[2]
Early life
[edit]Acharya Aadisagar was born into a landowning family on 3 June 1866 in Ankali village, located in the Belgaum district of present-day Karnataka, India.[1] Named Shivgaura Patil at birth, his parents were Sidha Goura Patil and Akka Bai.[1]
Following the death of his parents during his early adult life, Patil adopted religious practices while continuing his duties as a householder, observing Jain lay vows (shravaka).[1]
Monastic initiation
[edit]At the age of 40, Patil renounced his family estate and took Kshullak diksha (minor monastic vows), beginning his life as a wandering ascetic.[1]
On 3 February 1913, he took full Muni Diksha (monastic vows) at the Digambara pilgrimage site of Kunthalgiri in Maharashtra.[1] On 17 June 1915, he was given the title of Acharya during a community gathering in Jaisingpur, Maharashtra.[1]
Ascetic practices
[edit]Aadisagar maintained a regimen of spiritual disciplines, periodic fasting, and extended periods of meditation.[1][4] Traditional biographies record that he observed periodic fasting cycles and accepted simple dietary offerings (aahar).[1] Within the Digambara community, he was accorded the title Charitra Chakravarti in reference to his monastic discipline.[2]
Relationship with Acharya Shantisagar
[edit]Aadisagar played a role in the early monastic training of Acharya Shantisagar, who later expanded the Digambara order in Northern India.[2]
Shantisagar (then Satgonda Patil) spent time studying under Aadisagar during his early spiritual path.[2] In 1919 in Dharwad, Karnataka, Acharya Aadisagar formally initiated Satgonda into Ailak diksha (an intermediate stage prior to full monkhood), laying the groundwork for his later full initiation.[2]
Monastic lineage
[edit]During his lifetime, Aadisagar initiated numerous male monks (munis) and female renunciants (aryikas).[1] He established a monastic lineage known as the Anklikar Parampara, which includes the following sequential heads:
1. Acharya Aadisagar (Anklikar) (1866–1944) — Lineage founder 2. Acharya Mahavirkirti (1910–1971) 3. Acharya Vimal Sagar (1915–1994) 4. Acharya Sanmati Sagar (1938–2006) 5. Acharya Sunil Sagar (b. 1977) — Current head of the lineage
Death
[edit]In his later years, experiencing health issues including loss of vision from severe cataracts, Aadisagar undertook the vow of Sallekhana (the voluntary ritual reduction of food and liquids).[1] He died (Samadhi Maran) on 21 February 1944 at Udgaon in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "आचार्य आदि सागर महाराज का अवतरण दिवस मनाया". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 15 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Diwakar, Sumerchandra (1953). Charitra Chakravarti (Life and History of Acharya Shantisagar) (in Hindi). Surat: Shri Bharatvarshiye Digambar Jain Mahasabha.
- ↑ Flügel, Peter (2006). Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues. London: Routledge. pp. 312–398. ISBN 978-0-415-36099-9.
- ↑ Shastri, Br. Dharmachandra (1985). Digambar Jain Sadhu Parichay (in Hindi). Jaipur: Acharya Dharmasutra Granthmala.