Ramchandra Suri
Indian Jain monk and religious scholar (1896–1991)
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Ramchandra Suri (3 March 1896 – 9 August 1991) was an Indian Jain monk and religious scholar of the Tapa Gaccha tradition within Śvetāmbara Jainism. He is remembered within the tradition for his influence on Jain monastic discipline and for shaping a spiritual lineage commonly referred to as the Ramchandra Suri Samuday.[1]
Deekshayug Pravartak Acharya Vijay Ramchandra Suri Maharaj Saheb | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Tribhuvan 3 March 1896 |
| Died | 9 August 1991 (aged 95) |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Order | Tapa Gaccha |
| Sect | Śvetāmbara |
| Initiation | by Acharya Prem Suri |
Early life
Ramchandra Suri was born as Tribhuvan in Dahevan village (present-day Gujarat) on 3 March 1896 to Chhotalal and Samarath Ben.[2]
Initiation and monastic career
He was initiated as a monk in 1912 and is described in community sources as having received initiation at Gandhar Tirth on the Jain calendrical date Vikram Samvat 1969, Paush Sud 13.[3] He is identified as a First disciple within the lineage of Acharya Prem Suri.[4]
Sources associated with his lineage also record that he received the rank of Acharya on Vikram Samvat 1992, Vaishakh Sud 6 in Mumbai.[5]
Teachings and activities
A Jain community periodical describes Ramchandra Suri as an influential figure in a sustained religious and legal campaign defending bal diksha (initiation of minors) as a permissible Jain practice, stating that he helped create momentum for the movement through public discourses and travel.[6]
Death
Legacy
Works
A printed catalogue of the Hemchandracharya Jain Library (Patan) lists multiple Gujarati works and collections of discourses attributed under the name Ramchandra Suriji/Ramchandrasuri, including titles such as Ramayan Ma Sanskrutino Adarsh (Parts 1–4), Samyag Darshan Pravachano (discourses; listed with editor/compiler name), and Ramayanno Rasasvad.[11]
