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3 unusual facts about Jain monasticism


Hiravijaya

He became the disciple of a Jain monk, Vijayadana Suri in 1540 at the age of 13, and a new name Hira Harsh was given to him.

Jambuvijaya

Jambuvijaya (1923–2009), also known as Muni Jambuvijayji Maharajsaheb, was a monk belonging to the Tapa Gaccha order of Svetambara sect of Jainism.

His mother took initiation as Sadhavi Manoharashriji in 1939 under her own sister Sadhavi Labhashriji.



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