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📰 #Jain News!

On her #birthday today, Acharya Shri Chandana ji will be conferred with the #PadmaShri National Award for Social Work by the Govt of India 🇮🇳 @rashtrapatibhvn

This is a great recognition of her dedication & tireless work for the society. #PadmaAwards2022
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She was born on 26 January 1937 as Shakuntala, into a Kataria Bhil family in Chaskaman village of #Maharashtra. She took formal education till 3rd class. At the age of 14, she renounced the world, took #Jain diksha & became Sadhvi Chandana.

Acharya shri belongs to the Amar Muni Sampradaya of Sthanakvasi of the #Shwetambar #Jains. It is the only Jain monastic lineage to have promoted a nun to the rank of Acharya in 1987. She is fondly called as 'Tai Maharaj'

She made a 12-year vow of silence to study Jain scriptures, meaning & purpose of life & different religions. She obtained degrees of
- Darshanacharya from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
- Sahitya Ratna from Parayg
- A master's degree from Pathardi Dharmik Pariksha Board

She gained the title of Shastri in the subjects of Navya-Nyaya & Vyakaran from Banaras Hindu University.When she 1st set foot in Bihar,she came face to face with abject poverty,illiteracy & malnutrition. In 1972 she began her humanitarian work in a poverty-stricken area of #Bihar

In 1974, she founded Veerayatan an international Charitable Org in Rajgir for the social transformation of impoverished people through spiritual development, quality education & service to others without discriminating against caste/creed/religion/class
veerayatan.org

Veerayatan is derived from two words - Veer (Lord Mahavir) & Aayatan (Holy place). The organization was founded on the occasion of Lord Mahavir's 2500th Nirvan Mahotsav. It has centres in more than 10 countries including Bihar, Maharashtra, Kutch etc in #India

Veerayatan operates hospitals, schools, colleges, and vocational training programs for the underprivileged throughout India.

The 3 core focus areas of the organization are
SEVA - Service to humanity SHIKSHA - education
SADHANA - Self-development

An artist herself, she set up a museum in 1982 named Shri Brahmi-Kalamandiram in Bihar which houses her artifacts & reflects history, religion & culture. She founded Divine World in the pilgrimage town of Palitana, #Gujarat expounding the message of the Tirthankars.

She has also been honoured with

- Surya Ratna: The Saint of Modern India, Suryadatta National Life Time Achievement Award 2017
- Shri Devi Ahilya National Award, 2002 for her humanitarian services & animal welfare activities
- Sant Balji Award
- JAINA Presidential Award 2007 etc

Pujya Tai ma shares this award with the entire Veerayatan family for their dedication; and their journey along with her towards the mission of Veerayatan.

🙏🏼 Maththen Vandaami 🙏🏼

Jai Jinshashan! Jai Bharat!

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Nov 23, 2021

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In memory of the 742th Birth anniversary/Janma Mahotsav of #Jain Acharya Jinkushal Suri ji. He is one of the prominent 4 Dadagurus of Khartar Gachh of the #Shwetambar sect

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Nov 5, 2021

As we enter the year Veer Nirvan Samvant 2548, wishing u all a #HappyNewYear! 💐

"Nutan Varsh Abhinandan"

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Oct 4, 2021

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India's richest person from whom the #British & #Mughals used to borrow money. Before British rule, our country used to be 'Sone ki Chidiya' due to our rich kings & princely states whose treasuries were full. There was no poverty.

There were such people in India in the 17th-18th century to whom the Mughals & British Empire kept bowing their heads for money. One such household was the 'Jagat Seth' Gharana of Murshidabad, #Bengal. They were originally from #Rajasthan

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The temple was first renovated in VS 1649 by Shah Vidyadhar of Ujjain. Later by Acharya Bhuvanbhanusurishvarji’s disciple Muni Nyaayratnavijayji, who on seeing the condition of the temple, initiated renovation in VS 2029, which was completed in VS 2036. It is an Atishay Kshetra.

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