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Acharya prem suri was one of the most prominent Jain Svetambar Murtipujaka Acharya of twentieth century. He belonged to the tapa gaccha sub-sect. After his death, his tradition was divided into two; led by Ram Chandra Suri and Bhuvan Bhanu Suri respectively. His tradition has the largest number of monks in svetambara murtipujaka sect. He was a disciple of Jain monk named Buddhi Vijaya. Along with Vijayanandsuri, Dharma Vijay and Nitin Suri, he reformed Samvegi monks.

Notes

1. Flügel 2006, p. 321.

References

• Flügel, Peter (2006). "Demographic Trends In Jaina Monasticism". Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues. Taylor & Francis. pp. 312–398. ISBN 978-0-203-00853-9.
• Andrea (2010). "The pilgrimage to Shatrunjaya: Refining Shvetambara Identity". In Peter Berger (ed.). The Anthropology of Values: Essays in Honour of Georg Pfeffer. Pearson Education India. p. 336. ISBN 978-81-317-2820-8.
• Shah, Natubhai (2004). Jainism: The World of Conquerors. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. p. 84. ISBN 978-81-208-1938-2.

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