Draft:Nemisuri

Śāsana Samrāt Ācārya Nemisuri Mahārāja Sāheb
Personal
Born	Nemchand 1872 CE Mahuva, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Died	1948 CE
Religion	Jainism
Parents	Laxmichandbhai (father) Diwaliben (mother)
Sect	Śvetāmbara Tapa Gaccha
Known for	Protection of major Jain pilgrimage sites such as Girnar, Taranga, Palitana, Antariksh Parshvanatha Temple at Shirpur
Religious career
Predecessor	Shri Vruddhichandra Mahārāja Sāheb
Initiation	1888 CE by Shri Vruddhichandra Mahārāja Sāheb

Śāsana Samrāt Ācārya Nemisuri Mahārāja Sāheb was a 20^th century CE Śvetāmbara Jain ascetic, philosopher, researcher, and the head of the Tapa Gaccha. He is best known for his efforts in preserving the Jain literature and protection of major pilgrimage sites such as Palitana temples, Girnar Jain temples, and Taranga Jain temples.

Early life and education

He was born on the Jain New Year's day which falls on the first day of the bright half of the Kartika month, in the year 1872 CE in Mahuva, Gujarat. He was named Nemchand by his parents Diwaliben and Laxmichandbhai.

He received his early education in vernacular and English medium schools before pursuing business endeavors in the stock market. However, his interest soon shifted towards Sanskrit and religious studies, leading him to study under Jain ascetic Vruddhichandra Mahārāja Sāheb in Bhavnagar.

Initiation

He was constantly surrounded by his preceptor and other ascetics. He devoutly studied Sanskrit, Prakrit and Jain scriptures. All of this began infusing a feeling of detachment from worldly life in him. This feeling increased every passing day and when his father wrote to him about the passing of his grandmother, he responded by writing back that the worldly life was meaningless and that only diligence in religious studies proves to be meaningful.

His father felt that if Nemchand stayed in Bhavnagar anymore, he would turn towards monkhood, so he called him back. He sternly denied permission for renunciation. Nemchand and his friend Durlabhji, who was also desirous of monkhood ran away to Bhavnagar to meet their preceptor.

Since Durlabhji's father had already died, he did not face troubles and was initiated into the Chaturvidha Sangha. However, Vruddhichandra Mahārāja Sāheb denied initiation to Nemchand without his parents' permission. Nemchand directly wore a monk's dress and came to his preceptor. Looking at his courage, he initiated him into the Chaturvidha Sangha on the 7^th day of the bright half of the Jyeshtha month in the year 1888 CE. Upon initiation, his name was changed to Muni Nemvijaya.

Ascetic life

See Also

• Ratnaprabhasuri
• Vimalsuri
• Bappabhattisuri