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| mother = Kankubai
⚫ | death_date = 22 May 1968
⚫ | birth_name = Premchand
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'''Prem Suri''' (1884 – 22 May 1968), ] '''Prem Chand''', was an Indian ascetic and philosopher of the ] sect of ]. He belonged to the ] sub-sect of the religion.
Acharya '''Prem Suri''' (1884-1968) was a revered ] ascetic, scholar, philosopher and author of the ] sect. He was given the title of Siddhant Mahodadhi (Ocean of Principles) based on his advanced spirituality and knowledge of Jain scriptures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premsuridada (Paramkrupalu Dev) by Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaj Saheb |url=http://www.yugpradhan.com/gu/book/premsuridada-paramkrupalu-dev |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.yugpradhan.com}}</ref>
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Suri was born in 1884 in the village of Nandia in the ] in ]. In 1901, at the age of 17, he was initiated as a Jain monk by Dan Vijay Suri. Suri was born in 1884 in the village of Nandia in the ] in ]. In 1901, at the age of 17, he was initiated as a Jain monk by Dan Vijay Suri.


He was a prolific writer, having written such philosophical works on Jainism as ''Sankram Karanam''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suri |first=Prem |title=Sankram karnam |url=https://jainelibrary.org/book-detail/?srno=037278}}</ref> and ''Karmasiddhi.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suri |first=Prem |title=Karmasiddhi book |url=https://jainelibrary.org/book-detail/?srno=009613}}</ref> In 1966 he published ''Khavagasedhi'' and ''Thiaibandho'', each containing more than twenty thousand verses.
==Contributions and Recognition ==

In Sanskrit he wrote Sankram Karanam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Detail – Jain eLibrary |url=https://jainelibrary.org/book-detail/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> in two parts containing four hundred pages in which he made very lucid exposition of the transformation of the karmas. Then he wrote a small but excellent book named Karmasiddhi<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Detail – Jain eLibrary |url=https://jainelibrary.org/book-detail/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> in which the existence of karmas was proved logically and authoritatively with the support of excerpts from many ancient works. He compiled the Marganādvāra, a voluminous work on Jainology defining Märganās and other technical words. He edited Karmaprakrti by Sivasarmasurisvaraji Maharaj with the vast commentary of Malayagiri, Acharya ] suri's Saddarśanasamuccaya with a very learned and lucid commentary by Gunaratnasuri and other several Sanskrit and Prakrit works on karma doctrine. Acharya Danasuri Maharaj was pleased with his deep knowledge and self-mortification and bestowed upon him the title of Siddhanta Mahodadhi (Ocean of Principles) in 1935 and made him an Acharya<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acharya Vijaypremsurishwar And His Contribution To Karmavada |url=Acharya Vijaypremsurishwar And His Contribution To Karmavada}}</ref>.

==Service and Legacy==

Premasuriji's life was dedicated to the service of Jainism. He travelled more than thirty thousand miles on foot preaching the import- ance of right conduct and initiated more than three hundred disciples. Some of his disciples like ], Bhadrankarvijaya, Bhuvanbhanusuri are well-known ] ascetics all over ].

Premsuri Maharaj had employed some of his disciples in the research work that would be published in seventeen volumes containing about four lakh verses in Sanskrit. Out of these Khavagasedhi<ref>{{Cite web |last=JaineLibrary |first=Anish Visaria |title=Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature. |url=https://jainqq.org/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref> and Thiaibandho<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Detail – Jain eLibrary |url=https://jainelibrary.org/book-detail/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>, each approximately exceeding over twenty thousand verses, were prepared in the year 1966. The publication of these volumes was celebrated in October in that year. In recognition of the monumental nature of these works, they were carried on the elephant's back in a long procession like the great Siddha-Hema of Acharya ] Suri. It is worthy of mention that Acarya Premsuri Maharaj always used to go through the press copies of this great research work personally and revise them even at an age of eightyfive.



He died on 22 May 1968 at ], Gujarat. After his death, his tradition was divided into two schools, led by ] and ] respectively. He died on 22 May 1968 at ], Gujarat. After his death, his tradition was divided into two schools, led by ] and ] respectively.

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AcharyaPrem Suri
Personal life
BornPrem Chand
1884
Pindwara, Rajasthan, India
Died22 May 1968
Khambat, Gujarat, India
Religious life
ReligionJainism
SectŚvetāmbara Murtipujaka

Prem Suri (1884 – 22 May 1968), né Prem Chand, was an Indian ascetic and philosopher of the Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism. He belonged to the Tapa Gaccha sub-sect of the religion.

Suri was born in 1884 in the village of Nandia in the Sirohi district in Rajasthan. In 1901, at the age of 17, he was initiated as a Jain monk by Dan Vijay Suri.

He was a prolific writer, having written such philosophical works on Jainism as Sankram Karanam and Karmasiddhi. In 1966 he published Khavagasedhi and Thiaibandho, each containing more than twenty thousand verses.

He died on 22 May 1968 at Khambhat, Gujarat. After his death, his tradition was divided into two schools, led by Ramachandra Suri and Bhuvanbhanu Suri respectively.

Notes

  1. Suri, Prem. "Sankram karnam".
  2. Suri, Prem. "Karmasiddhi book".

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