Name (official) Acharya Deshbhushan Initiated by Acharya Jaikirti ji | New name given Deshbhushan Name Acharya Deshbhushan | |
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Died 28 May 1987(1987-05-28) (aged 81)
Kothali, Karnataka Parents Sh. Satyagauda and Smt. Akka Devi Initiated at Kunthalgiri, Yasawandi, Maharashtra | ||
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Acharya Deshbhushan (Hindi: आचार्य देशभूषण ) was a Digambara Jain Acharya of 20th century who composed and translated many kannad scriptures to Hindi. He initiated Acharya Vidyananda. He is renowned for his remarkable translations of Kannada scriptures to sanskrit and Hindi. He is the first Digambara Acharya to visit and address the Indian Parliament in the year 1974 along with the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Early life
Born on Mārgaśirṣa Śukla Pakṣa Pratipat of the year 1905 in Kothli district of Belgam, Karnataka at a wealthy Kshatriya family of Sh. Satya Gauda and Akka Devi Patil (Parents), Sh. Bala Gauda Patil (Balappa) completed his primary and secondary education in Hindi, English, Marathi and Kannada medium at Sadalga and Secondary Education at Gilginchi Artal High School, Belgaum with his best friend Dr. A.N. Upadhye. Both went on to receive their Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Bombay University in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages and later moved to Pune for Post-Graduation and joined Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. At this point while Sh. A.N. Upadhye decided to join as Lecturer of Prakrit at Rajaram College, Kolhapur to meet up the social and financial obligations. Bala Gauda decided to continue his further research with the help of original references which were kept intact in the custody of Jain Temples where he came in contact with Acharya Jayakirti ji and got deeply influenced by his lectures.
Initiation as Ailak
Influenced by Acharya Jayakirti ji, Bala Gauda requested him to join his group or Jain Sangha. Looking at his young age and family background Acharya ji explained him about the traditional way of learning along with the Pratima's or the vow's which every student have to practice and follow in order to get associated with them. Observing his determination and zeal towards his quest for the right knowledge as per Jain philosophy Acharya Jayakirti ji initiated him as Ailak or individual researcher to be known as Ailak Deshbhushan in the early 1930s and kept him under observation to be elevated as Jain Muni.
Initiation as Muni
Ultimately, after six years of strict observations under his Jain Sangha. Acharya Jayakirti elevated him as Muni Deshbhushan on 8 March 1936 at the famous Kunthalgiri Jain temple in Maharashtra to further research and explore his ultimate quest for the right wisdom.
Samayaktva Chudamani Acharya Ratna Deshbhushan 1981
Entire Jain community unanimously entitled him as Samayaktva Chudamani Acharya Ratna Shri Deshbhushan ji Muni Maharaja on the event of successfully organizing and conducting the Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola in the year 1981.
Acharya Ratna Deshbhushan 1961
Entire Jain community around Delhi organized a huge event under the banner of Delhi Jain Samaj and entitled him as Acharya Ratna Deshbhushan ji Muni Maharaja in the year 1961.
Acharya Deshbhushan 1948
He was entitled as Acharya Shri Deshbhushan ji Muni Maharaja by Acharya Shri PaayaSagar ji Muni Maharaja under the guidance of Chatuh Sangha in the year 1948 during a huge event organised at Surat in Gujarat.
Muni Deshbhushan 1936
He was initiated as Shri Deshbhushan ji Muni Maharaja by Acahrya Shri JayaKirti ji Muniraj on 8 March 1936 at Shri Digambra Jain Siddha Kshetra located at Kunthalgiri, Maharashtra.
Initiation & Elevation
He had initiated and elevated some of the most prominent of Jain monks and Nuns:
- Acaharya Vidyananda
- Ganini Pramukha Aryika Shri Gyanmati Mataji