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Revision as of 20:01, 17 June 2013 by The Rahul Jain (talk | contribs) (added content)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Acharya prem suri was one of the most prominent Jain Svetambar Murtipujak Acharya of twentieth century. He belonged to the tapa gachchha 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 shvetambara murtipujaka sect. He was a disciple of Jain monk named Buddhi Vijaya. Along with Atmarama, Dharma Vijay and Nitin Suri, he reformed Samvegi monks.
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.
- Flügel 2006, p. 321.