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Prem Suri
Official nameAcharya Prem Suri
Personal life
BornPremchand
Pindwada, Rajasthan
Senior posting
PredecessorBuddhi Vijaya
SuccessorRamchandrasuri
Military service
RankAcharya
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Acharya Prem Suri was a Jain Svetambar Murtipujaka Acharya. 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 Acharya Dansuriji. Along with Vijayanandsuri, Dharma Vijay and Nitin Suri, he reformed Samvegi monks.

Notes

  1. *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.

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