Ganadhar Sudharma Swami
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Sudharmaswami (607 BC – 507 BC) was the fifth Ganadhar of Lord Mahavir. All the current Jain acharya
's and monks follow his rule.
Ganadhar means a group leader. Lord Mahavir had many pupils. They were divided into 11 groups and each of them was placed under one Ganadhar.
As such, there were 11 Ganadhars in all.
The first and foremost was Gautam Swami
, whose idol you might have seen in the temple. Actually, Gautam is his last name, because he belonged to the Gautam clan. His first name was Indrabhuti, but he is popularly known as Gautam swami. Even Lord Mahavira used to call him Goyam, which is the Ardha-magadhi version of Gautam.
Biography as Jain literature
Sudharma swami was the son of a learned Brahmin
named Dhammil, who lived in a village called Kollag situated in the present state of Bihar
, India
. The place is now known as Kollua and according to the archaeologists, it is the place where great Pundits like Vyakta and Sudharma had their schools in ancient times. Dhammil was childless. His wife Bhaddila was therefore craving for a child and worshipped the goddess Saraswati
for that purpose. It is said that the Hindu
goddess was pleased by her devotion and blessed her to get a highly accomplished son. Soon after that, Bhaddila became pregnant, and in due course, she gave birth to a son, who was named Sudharma.
That happened in 607 BC, which means Sudharma swami was 8 years younger than Lord Mahavira. The boy grew up under the loving care of his parents. At the proper age he was sent to a well known Ashram school, where he studied Vedas
, Upanishads and all other Brahmanical literature
. By the time he came back from the school, he was known as a learned Pundit and his fame had spread round about. He then started his own school, which became a great center of learning. Pupils used to come there from all over the country. There were more than 500 students studying under him.
At that time in Pavapuri, a city of Bihar
in India
, there was a prosperous Brahmin
named Somil. Once, he decided to organize a great sacrifice. He wanted all the well-known learned men to come on that occasion. Indrabhuti Gautam, who was the most learned Brahmin of that time, was going to be the presiding priest. His equally learned brothers, Agnibhuti and Vayubhuti, were going to sit by his side. Vyakta and other well known Pundits were also scheduled to remain present on that occasion. Somil had come to know about Sudharma and had sent the invitation to him. Sudharma did not wish to miss the opportunity to attend that great sacrifice. Moreover, he was eager to see the Gautam brothers. He therefore, willingly accepted Somil's invitation. At the appointed time, the sacrifice started in right earnest. Oblations began to be offered together with the recitation of the appropriate verses. As the sacrificial smoke rose towards the sky, they noticed the celestial vehicles coming down. Indrabhuti and other priests were satisfied that they could induce the celestial beings to come down to accept the oblations. They were, however, disappointed to see that the vehicles had diverted their direction and were descending at the other end of the city. They could not make out why, forsaking their great performance, the vehicles were bound towards a different destination.
What had happened was that after attaining omniscience, Lord Mahavira had arrived at Pavapuri that very time. The heavenly beings were therefore coming down to pay their homage to the Lord and to listen to his sermon. Indrabhuti was surprised to know that. He had never come across anyone more knowledgeable than himself. He therefore guessed that Mahavira
might be an impostor who could have somehow impressed the heavenly beings. It was therefore necessary to counter his tactics immediately.
With that intention, Indrabhuti went towards the camping ground of the Lord. As he approached, the Lord welcomed him by calling his name. Indrabhuti was astonished that the impostor even knew his name. But as he looked at the Lord, he was impressed by his personality. His pride began to melt.
The Lord Mahavira
soon asked him, 'Gautam, a doubt still lurks in your mind about the independent existence of the soul. Isn't that?' Indrabhuti was dumbfounded to hear those words, because he did have such a doubt. The Lord then quoted the relevant Sutra from Veda itself and explained that there was no reason to hold such a doubt. With that clarification, the doubt of Indrabhuti was eradicated. Thereupon, he decided to accept the Lord Mahavira
as his Guru
. So falling at the feet of the Lord Mahavira
, he requested to be accepted as a pupil. The Mahavira
was pleased to accede to the request and initiated him as the first pupil.
As Indrabhuti did not come back, his brothers Agnibhuti, Vayubhuti and other Pundits like Vyakta went to the Lord Mahavira
one after another.Mahavira
welcomed them, and, pointing out their doubts pertaining to the soul, he gave them the convincing replies. All of them were satisfied with the Mahavira
's elucidation and became his pupils along with their own followers.
Now, it came the turn of Sudharma. He had the concept that every living being could reincarnate in its own species. In other words, human beings could be reborn as human only. His belief was based on the analogy of plant life. An apple tree, for instance, would produce the seeds from which only apple trees can come out. The Lord welcomed him, too, and, pointing out his doubt, he explained that as different types of plants could be produced by cross breeding, so human beings could be reincarnated as human or heavenly beings or even as animals depending upon their tendencies and longings. Sudharma was convinced with that explanation and became the Mahavira
's pupil along with his 500 followers. As a Ganadhar of the Lord he came to be known as Sudharmaswami.
This happened during the 42nd year of the Lord Mahavira
.
The eleven Pundits who had come from Somil's sacrifice became his first pupils and later came to be known as Ganadhars. Thereafter the Lord Mahavira
lived for 30 years. During that period, he continued to move in different parts of the country in order to lay down the path of liberation. During his discourses, Sudharma swami always sat in front of him and carefully listened to what the Mahavira
had to say.
That enabled him to compose the Lord's teaching in the form of Agams.
By the time of the Lord'Mahavira
s Nirvan in 527 BC nine of the eleven Ganadhars had died and only Gautam swami
and Sudharma swami had survived. Since Gautam swami had attained omniscience on the very night of Lord's Nirvan, the administration of the order was left to Sudharma swami.
During the next 12 years that he remained at the helm, he efficiently managed the order set up by the Lord Mahavira
and spread his message far and wide.
in 507 BC at the ripe age of 100. After gaining omniscience, the religious order was entrusted to his principal pupil Jambuswami.
During the period of his stewardship, Sudharmaswami composed the Lord's teachings in 12 parts, which are known as 12 Anga Agamas. They are known as our original Agamas and are collectively known as Dwädashängi. Dwadash means 12, and Anga means limb. As there are various limbs of the body, so there are these 12 limbs of the spiritual science. Many of the Agamas are composed in the form of questions asked by the disciple Jambuswami and the replies given by Ganadhar Sudharmaswami.
's of Lord Mahavira
from Ganadhar Sudharmaswami as per Shvetambar Tapa gachha faith are as follows-:
1.Sudharmaswami
2.Jambuswami
3.Prabhavswami
4.Svyambhava Suri
5.Yashobhadra Suri
6.SambhutiVijay and Acharya Bhadrabahuswami(433 B.C.-357 B.C)
7.Sthulibhadrasuri
8.Arya Suhasti Suri and Arya Mahagiri Suri
9.Su-sthit Suri and Supratibaddha Suri
10.Indradinna Suri
11.Dinna Suri
12.Sinha Suri
13.VajraSwami(370 AD to 376 AD)
14.Vajrasain Suri
15.Chandra Suri
16.Samantabhadra Suri
17.Vraddhadev Suri
18.Pradhyotan Suri
19.Manadev Suri
20.Manatunga Suri
21.Veer Suri
22.Jaydeva suri
23.Devananda suri
24.Vikram Suri
25.Narasingh suri
26.Samudra Suri
27.Mandadevvar suri
28.Vibudhaprabha Suri
29.Jayandna Suri
30.Raviprabha Suri
31.Yashodeva Suri
32.Pradhumna pratap Suri
33.Manadeva Suri
34.Vimalchandra Suri
35.Udhyotan Suri
36.SarvaGuni Suri
37.Deva Suri
38.Sarvadeva Suri
39.Yashobhadra Suri
40.Munichandra Suri
41.AjitaDeva Suri
42.Vijay Sinha Suri
43.Somaprabha Suri and Maniratna Suri
44.Jagachchandra Suri
45.Devendra Suri and Vidhyanand Suri
46.Dharma-ghosh Suri
47.Somaprabha Suri(1310 AD to 1321 AD)
48.Somatilak Suri
49.Devasundara Suri
50.Soma-sundra var Suri(1430 AD to 1437 AD)
51.Muni-Sundra Suri(1436 AD to 1446 AD)
52.Ratnashekhar Suri
53.Lakshmisagar Suri
54.Sumati Suri
55.HemaVimal Suri
56.AnandaVimal Suri
57.Vijay Daan Suri
58.Vijay Heer Suri (Hira Vijaya Suri)(1527 AD)
59.Vijay Saina Suri
60.Vijay Deva Suri
61.Vijay Sinha Suri
62.Vijay Prabha Suri
63.Ratna Suri
64.Kshmaa Suri
65.Devendra Suri
66.Vijay Kalyan Suri
67.Pramoda Suri
68.Acharya Rajendrasuri
(1187 to 1906)
69.Dhanchandra Suri(1849 to 1920)
70.Bhupendra Suri(1887 to 1936)
71.Yatindra Suri(1183 to 1960)
72.Viddhachandra Suri(1906 to 1982)
73.Jayantsain Suri (1936-current)
Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
's and monks follow his rule.
Ganadhar means a group leader. Lord Mahavir had many pupils. They were divided into 11 groups and each of them was placed under one Ganadhar.
As such, there were 11 Ganadhars in all.
The first and foremost was Gautam Swami
Gautam Swami
The Ganadhara Gautam Swami was the chief disciple of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. His real name was Indrabhuti Gautam, but he is after referred to as Gautama because that was his gotra. He was born in the Gochchar village in the Magadh kingdom to a Brahmin couple Vasubhuti and Prithvi...
, whose idol you might have seen in the temple. Actually, Gautam is his last name, because he belonged to the Gautam clan. His first name was Indrabhuti, but he is popularly known as Gautam swami. Even Lord Mahavira used to call him Goyam, which is the Ardha-magadhi version of Gautam.
Biography as Jain literatureJain literatureAgamas are canonical texts of Jainism based on Mahavira’s teachings. Mahavira’s preaching were orally compiled by his disciples into various Sutras which were collectively called Jain canonical or Agamic literature. Traditionally these sutras were orally passed on from teachers to the disciples...
Sudharma swami was the son of a learned BrahminBrahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
named Dhammil, who lived in a village called Kollag situated in the present state of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The place is now known as Kollua and according to the archaeologists, it is the place where great Pundits like Vyakta and Sudharma had their schools in ancient times. Dhammil was childless. His wife Bhaddila was therefore craving for a child and worshipped the goddess Saraswati
Saraswati
In Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....
for that purpose. It is said that the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
goddess was pleased by her devotion and blessed her to get a highly accomplished son. Soon after that, Bhaddila became pregnant, and in due course, she gave birth to a son, who was named Sudharma.
That happened in 607 BC, which means Sudharma swami was 8 years younger than Lord Mahavira. The boy grew up under the loving care of his parents. At the proper age he was sent to a well known Ashram school, where he studied Vedas
Vedas
The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism....
, Upanishads and all other Brahmanical literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
. By the time he came back from the school, he was known as a learned Pundit and his fame had spread round about. He then started his own school, which became a great center of learning. Pupils used to come there from all over the country. There were more than 500 students studying under him.
At that time in Pavapuri, a city of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, there was a prosperous Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
named Somil. Once, he decided to organize a great sacrifice. He wanted all the well-known learned men to come on that occasion. Indrabhuti Gautam, who was the most learned Brahmin of that time, was going to be the presiding priest. His equally learned brothers, Agnibhuti and Vayubhuti, were going to sit by his side. Vyakta and other well known Pundits were also scheduled to remain present on that occasion. Somil had come to know about Sudharma and had sent the invitation to him. Sudharma did not wish to miss the opportunity to attend that great sacrifice. Moreover, he was eager to see the Gautam brothers. He therefore, willingly accepted Somil's invitation. At the appointed time, the sacrifice started in right earnest. Oblations began to be offered together with the recitation of the appropriate verses. As the sacrificial smoke rose towards the sky, they noticed the celestial vehicles coming down. Indrabhuti and other priests were satisfied that they could induce the celestial beings to come down to accept the oblations. They were, however, disappointed to see that the vehicles had diverted their direction and were descending at the other end of the city. They could not make out why, forsaking their great performance, the vehicles were bound towards a different destination.
What had happened was that after attaining omniscience, Lord Mahavira had arrived at Pavapuri that very time. The heavenly beings were therefore coming down to pay their homage to the Lord and to listen to his sermon. Indrabhuti was surprised to know that. He had never come across anyone more knowledgeable than himself. He therefore guessed that Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
might be an impostor who could have somehow impressed the heavenly beings. It was therefore necessary to counter his tactics immediately.
With that intention, Indrabhuti went towards the camping ground of the Lord. As he approached, the Lord welcomed him by calling his name. Indrabhuti was astonished that the impostor even knew his name. But as he looked at the Lord, he was impressed by his personality. His pride began to melt.
The Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
soon asked him, 'Gautam, a doubt still lurks in your mind about the independent existence of the soul. Isn't that?' Indrabhuti was dumbfounded to hear those words, because he did have such a doubt. The Lord then quoted the relevant Sutra from Veda itself and explained that there was no reason to hold such a doubt. With that clarification, the doubt of Indrabhuti was eradicated. Thereupon, he decided to accept the Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
as his Guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
. So falling at the feet of the Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
, he requested to be accepted as a pupil. The Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
was pleased to accede to the request and initiated him as the first pupil.
As Indrabhuti did not come back, his brothers Agnibhuti, Vayubhuti and other Pundits like Vyakta went to the Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
one after another.Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
welcomed them, and, pointing out their doubts pertaining to the soul, he gave them the convincing replies. All of them were satisfied with the Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
's elucidation and became his pupils along with their own followers.
Now, it came the turn of Sudharma. He had the concept that every living being could reincarnate in its own species. In other words, human beings could be reborn as human only. His belief was based on the analogy of plant life. An apple tree, for instance, would produce the seeds from which only apple trees can come out. The Lord welcomed him, too, and, pointing out his doubt, he explained that as different types of plants could be produced by cross breeding, so human beings could be reincarnated as human or heavenly beings or even as animals depending upon their tendencies and longings. Sudharma was convinced with that explanation and became the Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
's pupil along with his 500 followers. As a Ganadhar of the Lord he came to be known as Sudharmaswami.
This happened during the 42nd year of the Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
.
The eleven Pundits who had come from Somil's sacrifice became his first pupils and later came to be known as Ganadhars. Thereafter the Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
lived for 30 years. During that period, he continued to move in different parts of the country in order to lay down the path of liberation. During his discourses, Sudharma swami always sat in front of him and carefully listened to what the Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
had to say.
That enabled him to compose the Lord's teaching in the form of Agams.
By the time of the Lord'Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
s Nirvan in 527 BC nine of the eleven Ganadhars had died and only Gautam swami
Gautam Swami
The Ganadhara Gautam Swami was the chief disciple of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. His real name was Indrabhuti Gautam, but he is after referred to as Gautama because that was his gotra. He was born in the Gochchar village in the Magadh kingdom to a Brahmin couple Vasubhuti and Prithvi...
and Sudharma swami had survived. Since Gautam swami had attained omniscience on the very night of Lord's Nirvan, the administration of the order was left to Sudharma swami.
During the next 12 years that he remained at the helm, he efficiently managed the order set up by the Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
and spread his message far and wide.
Work
He gained omniscience in 515 BC and attained NirvanaNirvana
Nirvāṇa ; ) is a central concept in Indian religions. In sramanic thought, it is the state of being free from suffering. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union with the Supreme being through moksha...
in 507 BC at the ripe age of 100. After gaining omniscience, the religious order was entrusted to his principal pupil Jambuswami.
During the period of his stewardship, Sudharmaswami composed the Lord's teachings in 12 parts, which are known as 12 Anga Agamas. They are known as our original Agamas and are collectively known as Dwädashängi. Dwadash means 12, and Anga means limb. As there are various limbs of the body, so there are these 12 limbs of the spiritual science. Many of the Agamas are composed in the form of questions asked by the disciple Jambuswami and the replies given by Ganadhar Sudharmaswami.
The succeeding Jain Acharya's from Sudharmaswami
The traditional successor Jain AcharyaAcharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
's of Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
from Ganadhar Sudharmaswami as per Shvetambar Tapa gachha faith are as follows-:
1.Sudharmaswami
2.Jambuswami
3.Prabhavswami
4.Svyambhava Suri
5.Yashobhadra Suri
6.SambhutiVijay and Acharya Bhadrabahuswami(433 B.C.-357 B.C)
7.Sthulibhadrasuri
8.Arya Suhasti Suri and Arya Mahagiri Suri
9.Su-sthit Suri and Supratibaddha Suri
10.Indradinna Suri
11.Dinna Suri
12.Sinha Suri
13.VajraSwami(370 AD to 376 AD)
14.Vajrasain Suri
15.Chandra Suri
16.Samantabhadra Suri
17.Vraddhadev Suri
18.Pradhyotan Suri
19.Manadev Suri
20.Manatunga Suri
21.Veer Suri
22.Jaydeva suri
23.Devananda suri
24.Vikram Suri
25.Narasingh suri
26.Samudra Suri
27.Mandadevvar suri
28.Vibudhaprabha Suri
29.Jayandna Suri
30.Raviprabha Suri
31.Yashodeva Suri
32.Pradhumna pratap Suri
33.Manadeva Suri
34.Vimalchandra Suri
35.Udhyotan Suri
36.SarvaGuni Suri
37.Deva Suri
38.Sarvadeva Suri
39.Yashobhadra Suri
40.Munichandra Suri
41.AjitaDeva Suri
42.Vijay Sinha Suri
43.Somaprabha Suri and Maniratna Suri
44.Jagachchandra Suri
45.Devendra Suri and Vidhyanand Suri
46.Dharma-ghosh Suri
47.Somaprabha Suri(1310 AD to 1321 AD)
48.Somatilak Suri
49.Devasundara Suri
50.Soma-sundra var Suri(1430 AD to 1437 AD)
51.Muni-Sundra Suri(1436 AD to 1446 AD)
52.Ratnashekhar Suri
53.Lakshmisagar Suri
54.Sumati Suri
55.HemaVimal Suri
56.AnandaVimal Suri
57.Vijay Daan Suri
58.Vijay Heer Suri (Hira Vijaya Suri)(1527 AD)
59.Vijay Saina Suri
60.Vijay Deva Suri
61.Vijay Sinha Suri
62.Vijay Prabha Suri
63.Ratna Suri
64.Kshmaa Suri
65.Devendra Suri
66.Vijay Kalyan Suri
67.Pramoda Suri
68.Acharya Rajendrasuri
Acharya Rajendrasuri
Acharya Rajendrasuri was the major Svetambara Jain reformer of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was born on 3 December 1826 at Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In 1880, as the leader of the Tapa Gaccha, he led a movement to restore the orders of wandering monks, leading to near extinction of the Yati...
(1187 to 1906)
69.Dhanchandra Suri(1849 to 1920)
70.Bhupendra Suri(1887 to 1936)
71.Yatindra Suri(1183 to 1960)
72.Viddhachandra Suri(1906 to 1982)
73.Jayantsain Suri (1936-current)
See also
- Gautam SwamiGautam SwamiThe Ganadhara Gautam Swami was the chief disciple of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. His real name was Indrabhuti Gautam, but he is after referred to as Gautama because that was his gotra. He was born in the Gochchar village in the Magadh kingdom to a Brahmin couple Vasubhuti and Prithvi...