Muni Mohjit Vijayji
Born
Mahendra Kumar Mota

(1944-10-14)14 October 1944
Died2 September 2000(2000-09-02) (aged 55)
Other namesMota Pandit Maharaj Saheb

Muni Mohjit Vijayji[1][2](14 October 1944 – 2 September 2000) born as Mahendra Kumar Mota,,[3][4] Jain ascetic of Swetamber tradition was a disciple of Acharya Ramchandrasuri and was initiated in monkhood on 29 April 1979 along with his younger brother Navinkumar (Renowned as Jainacharya Yugbhushan Surishwarji[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]). Both brothers are widely known as 'Mota Pandit Maharaj Saheb' and 'Nana Pandit Maharaj Saheb' respectively in view of their expertise in Jain scriptures.[1][11][4]

Life

Muni Mohjit Vijayji, as a spiritual leader of Swetamber Jain tradition, had contributed to the book That Which Is,[12][13] known as the Tattvartha Sutra to Jains. Book is recognized by all four Jaina traditions as the earliest, most authoritative and comprehensive summary of Jain religion.

Recognition

He was widely acclaimed as “Powerhouse of knowledge” by The Times of India.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Remembering the scholar". Times Of India. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Jain, Palash (2016-11-17), English: He was widely acclaimed as "powerhouse of knowledge" by Times of India, retrieved 2019-04-26
  3. ↑ "visionary – Gitarth Ganga". Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  4. 1 2 "English: Highlights about Muni Mohjit Vijayji in one of the Gujrat Editorial". 2019-05-02.
  5. ↑ "Monks who gave up their Ferraris". Ahmedabad Mirror. April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  6. ↑ "Meet the millennial monks". 2018-02-24. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "IITian gives up cushy job, family for diksha". The Times of India. January 16, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  8. ↑ "29-YO IITian Has Renounced The World In Pursuit Of Spirituality By Becoming A Jain Monk". indiatimes.com. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  9. ↑ Jain, Bhavika (October 14, 2018). "Jains protest plan to convert sacred hill into tourist centre". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  10. ↑ Shaikh, Aleem (20 April 2019). "Achayra Guru Yugbhushan Suri ji Maharaj (Pandit Maharaj) Tweeted on Foreign Policy". Hello Mumbai News. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  11. 1 2 Pankaj P. Khelkar (October 18, 2018). "Women should not enter Sabarimala: Jain acharya Pandit Maharaj". India Today. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  12. ↑ Umasvati, Nathmal (May 2010). That Which Is: Tattvartha Sutra (Sacred Literature Trust Series). Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300165296.
  13. ↑ "Prince Philip launches first sacred literature trust". UPI. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
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