Tarun sagar ji maharaj biography of mahatma

Tarun Sagar

Tarun Sagar

Sagar in July

ReligionJainism
Date of birth()26 June
Place of birthGuhanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Birth namePawan Kumar Jain
Date of death1 September () (aged&#;51)
Place of deathNew Delhi, India
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Muni Tarun Sagar (26 June – 1 September ) was an IndianDigambara monk and political advisor.

Tarun sagar ji maharaj biography of mahatma Dainik Jagran in Hindi. Guhanchi, Madhya Pradesh , India. He became very sick during his travels in , but at Kolhapur, he resolved to remain a Jain monk. At the age of 13 he was initiated as a Kshullak and a Digambara monk by Acharya Pushpdant Sagar on 20 July in Bagidora, Rajasthan at the age of

His lectures are known as Kadve Pravachan (bitter discourses) because they can be critical of common practices and views.[1] His lectures have been published in book series also titled Kadve Pravachan. His audience often includes a majority of non-Jains.[source?]

Early life

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Tarun Sagar was born as Pawan Kumar Jain on 26 June in Madhya Pradesh, India.[2][3] He became Kshullak at the age of 13 and Muni as a pupil of Acharya Pushpdant Sagar at the age of [4]

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Tarun Sagar was known for supporting the ban on liquor, leather and meat in India.[5] He began to publish speeches under the title Kadve Pravachan (Bitter Discourse) starting in in Ahmedabad.[6]

Tarun Sagar delivered his sermons Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in and in Haryana Legislative Assembly on 26 August [7][8][9]

He was known as a "progressive Jain monk" for his criticism of violence, corruption and conservatism, and his speeches came to be called "Katu Pravachan".[10]

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Politics

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While Jain monks often did not want to be related with politicians, Sagar often met politicians and government officials as a guest.[15] He has delivered his sermons Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in and in Haryana Legislative Assembly on 26 August [7]

Sagar was respected by Prime Minister of IndiaNarendra Modi and Modi would award him Tarun Kranti Puraskar in [16]

Criticisms

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In August , Tarun Sagar was invited to address the Haryana Assembly by both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party members.[17][18] He talked about social and political issues and evoked applause and laughter from lawmakers.[19] The event caused a number of tweets critical of Muni Tarun Sagar because of his nudity.[20]

He once said that Jihad is a conspiracy to convert Hindu girls into Muslims.[21][22] He was also against Muslim practice in India.[source?]

Death

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Tarun Sagar died on 1 September from complications of jaundice in New Delhi, India at the age of [23]

References

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  1. ↑"कड़वे प्रवचनों का पहला कार्यक्रम सेक्टर के रामलीला ग्राउंड में कल", , 23 July
  2. ↑"Shivraj Singh Chauhan fit for PM, Jain muni says at RSS function", The Times of India, 14 October
  3. ↑"Muni Shri Tarunsagar Ji Maharaj",
  4. ↑"Beyond the Haryana address: Tarun Sagar, the Jain muni who speaks his mind, finds an audience", The Indian Express, 30 August
  5. ↑"Revolutionary Saint showering blessings", The Times of India, 25 June
  6. ↑"Muni Tarunsagar's 'Kadve Pravachan' burrows through hearts", Daily News and Analysis, 10 August
  7. ↑ "Jain saint uses wit to prick conscience of politicians", The Tribune, 27 August , archived from the original on 4 November , retrieved 3 September
  8. ↑"When Another Jain Monk Addressed A State Legislative Assembly And There Was No Controversy", The Huffington Post, 29 August
  9. ↑India, Press Trust of (26 August ), "Muni delivers 'Kadve Pravachan' in Haryana Vidhan Sabha", Business Standard[permanent dead link]
  10. ↑"Jain seer gets warm welcome".

    . 5 March

  11. ↑"ईर्ष्या से कुछ नहीं मिलता",
  12. ↑"कडवे प्रवचन&#;: धन का अहंकार न करें!",
  13. ↑"धर्म जरूरी लगता है?",
  14. ↑"जहां तर्क है, वहां नर्क है&#;: मुनि तरुणसागर",
  15. ↑"'Jainism practises what it preaches'".

    .

  16. ↑"In pictures: Narendra Modi, Tarun Sagar Maharaj, Baba Ramdev, Vijay Darda". .

    See full list on wikibio.in Jainism topics. This was the voice of Digambar Jain monk Pushpdant Sagarji. September Rajat Sharma candidly asked many questions, many related to the conduct of a Digambar Jain monk.

    29 July

  17. ↑"Vishal Dadlani's sarcastic tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar backfires, musician vows to quit politics", India Today, 28 August
  18. ↑"Jain leader Tarun Sagar's address in Haryana Assembly", The Indian Express, 1 September
  19. ↑"In address to Haryana assembly, Jain monk talks about Pakistan, sex ratio".

    . 27 August

  20. ↑"Monk, in nude, addresses Haryana assembly, leaves Twitterati furious over misogynist anaology". .
  21. ↑"तरुण सागर के लव-जिहाद संबंधी बयान पर गरमाई सियासत",
  22. ↑"'हिंदू लड़कियों को मुस्लिम बनाने की साजिश है लव जिहाद'", Amar Ujala, 11 May
  23. ↑"Jain Monk Tarun Sagar Passes Away At 51".

    Headlines Today. Archived from the original on 1 September Retrieved 1 September

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