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{{Short description|19th century Indian Jain ascetic}}
{{Infobox religious biography
{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific-prefix = Acharya
| honorific-prefix = Acharya
| name = Vallabhsuri
| name = Vallabh Suri
| image = Acharya Vijayavallabhasuri.jpg
| image = Acharya Vijayavallabhasuri.jpg
| caption =
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| religion = [[Jainism]]
| religion = [[Jainism]]
| sect = [[Svetambara]]
| sect = [[Śvetāmbara]]
| official_name = Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suri
| official_name = Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri
| birth_name = Chhagan
| birth_name = Chhagan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|10|26}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|10|26}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1954|9|22|1870|10|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1954|9|22|1870|10|26}}
| death_place = [[Byculla]], Bombay (now [[Mumbai]])
| death_place = [[Byculla]], Bombay (now [[Mumbai]])
| parents = Deepchand, Icchabai
| father = Deepchand
| mother = Ichchhabai
| initiation_name = Vallabhvijay
| initiation_name = Vallabhvijay
| initiator = [[Vijayanandsuri]] (Atmaram)
| initiator = [[Vijayanandsuri]] (Atmaram)
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{{Jainism}}
{{Jainism}}
Acharya Vijay '''Vallabhsuri''' was a [[Jain]] monk. He was a disciple of [[Vijayanandsuri]]. He worked for the religious as well as improving the social life of people. He worked in [[Punjab]] so he was given honorific ''Punjab Kesari''.<ref name="N1998"/><ref name=hnf>{{cite web|title=Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suri|url=http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=62442&tt_address_pi1%5Buid%5D=1348&cHash=f0d13e136d|work=herenow4u.com|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>
Acharya Vijay '''Vallabhsuri''' was a [[Jain]] monk. He was a disciple of [[Vijayanandsuri]]. He worked in [[Punjab]] so he was given honorific ''Punjab Kesari''.<ref name="N1998"/><ref name=hnf>{{cite web|title=Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suri|url=http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=62442&tt_address_pi1%5Buid%5D=1348&cHash=f0d13e136d|work=herenow4u.com|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref>


==Life==
==Biography==
He was born on 26 October 1870 (Second day of bright half of Kartik month, [[Vikram Samvat]] 1927) at [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]. He was named Chhagan.<ref name=hnf/> His parents Deepchand and Ichhabai died in his early years.<ref name="Jhabak1974">{{cite book|author=Kasturchand M. Jhabak|title=The Life & Work of Acharya Vijaya Vallabh Suriji|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bV0vAAAAYAAJ|year=1974}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/327387|title=Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabh Suri Smrak Granth|last=Muni|first=Punjyavijayji|publisher=Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Prakashan|year=1956|isbn=|location=Bombay|pages=40–75|trans-title=Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri Commemoration Volume|quote=|via=}}</ref>
Vallabhsuri was born on 26 October 1870 (Second day of bright half of Kartik month, [[Vikram Samvat]] 1927) at [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]. He was named Chhagan.<ref name=hnf/> His parents Deepchand and Ichhabai died in his early years.<ref name="Jhabak1974">{{cite book|author=Kasturchand M. Jhabak|title=The Life & Work of Acharya Vijaya Vallabh Suriji|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bV0vAAAAYAAJ|year=1974}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/327387|title=Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabh Suri Smrak Granth|last=Muni|first=Punjyavijayji|publisher=Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Prakashan|year=1956|location=Bombay|pages=40–75|trans-title=Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri Commemoration Volume}}</ref>


He met [[Vijayanandsuri]] at Janiseri Jain Upashray, [[Vadodara]]. At the age of 17 years, he was initiated as a Jain monk '''Muni Vallabhvijay''' on 5 May 1887 (Jayesth Vad 9, Vikram Samvat 1944) by [[Vijayanandsuri]] and became disciple of Muni Harshvijay at [[Radhanpur]]. In Vikram Samvat 1981, he was conferred the title of Acharya on Magshirsh Sudi 5 by Sumtivijay at [[Lahore]]. He also had the title of ''Pattadhar'' conferred on him by [[Sangha (Jainism)|Jain sangha]].<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name="GelFlügel2006">{{cite book|author1=Peter Fl Gel|author2=Peter Flügel|title=Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CIgqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA372|date=1 February 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-23552-0|page=372}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
He met [[Vijayanandsuri]] at Janisheri Jain Upashray, [[Vadodara]]. At the age of seventeen, he was initiated as a Jain monk and named Muni Vallabhvijay on 5 May 1887 (Jayesth Vad 9, Vikram Samvat 1944) at [[Radhanpur]] by Vijayanandsuri and he became a disciple of Muni Harshvijay. In Vikram Samvat 1981, he was conferred with the title of Acharya on Magshirsh Sudi 5 by Sumativijay at [[Lahore]]. He also had the title of ''Pattadhar'' conferred on him by [[Sangha (Jainism)|Jain sangha]].<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name="GelFlügel2006">{{cite book|author1=Peter Fl Gel|author2=Peter Flügel|title=Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CIgqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA372|date=1 February 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-23552-0|page=372}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


Vallabhsuri was in [[Gujranwala]] for [[Chaturmas]] in 1947. Due to the [[partition of India]], Gujaranwala fell in [[Pakistan]]. There was widespread communal violence across both nations. He refused travel by plane which was arranged by the Government of India as Jain monks do not use vehicles. He travelled by foot along with other Jains of Gujaranwala and entered India via the [[Wagah Border]] unharmed and reached [[Amritsar]] in September 1947.<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=":0" />
Vallabhsuri was in [[Gujranwala]] for [[Chaturmas]] in 1947. Due to the [[partition of India]], Gujaranwala fell in [[Pakistan]]. There was a widespread communal violence across both nations. He refused to travel by aeroplane which was arranged by the Government of India as Jain monks do not use vehicles. He travelled by foot along with other Jains of Gujaranwala and entered India via the [[Wagah Border]] and reached [[Amritsar]] in September 1947.<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=":0" />


Throughout his life, Vallabhsuri placed emphasis on education and inspired Jains to build more educational institutions. He is well known as the founder of Shree Parshwanath Jain Vidyalaya in 1927 at Varkana Village in Pali district of Rajasthan. The seed which he sowed has taken shape of a dense tree in Godwad area of Rajasthan. He founded Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya (at [[Mumbai]], [[Vadodara]], [[Pune]]), Parshwanath Umed Mahavidyalaya (at [[Falna]]), Atmanand Jain College (at [[Ambala]], [[Malerkotla]]), Atmanand Jain High School ([[Ludhiana]], [[Ambala]], [[Malerkotla]], [[Bagwada]], [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Jandiala Guru]]) and other educational institutes.<ref name=hnf/> He wrote some books and religious texts in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi Languages. He also established Atmanand Jain Sabha. He was also instrumental in establishing Jain unity and accessibility of Jain literature. He supported [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Indian independence movement|non-violent movement for independence of India]].<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=jpp>{{Cite book|last=Titze|first=Kurt|title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ|isbn=9788120815346|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC&pg=PA140&dq=vallabhsuri&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QUbcUJjcEMj-rAfPzYDICQ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=vallabhsuri&f=false|accessdate=28 December 2012|page=136|year=1998}}</ref><ref name="Cort2010">{{cite book|author=John Cort|title=Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDBpq23-0QoC&pg=PA9|date=21 January 2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-973957-8|pages=9–}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="N1998">{{cite book|last=Shah|first=Natubhai|title=Jainism: The World of Conquerors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLNQKGcDIhsC|year=1998|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-1938-2|pages=54–55}}</ref>
Vallabhsuri placed emphasis on education and inspired Jains to build more educational institutions. He is well known as the founder of Shree Parshwanath Jain Vidyalaya in 1927 at Varkana Village in Pali district of Rajasthan. The seed which he sowed has taken shape of a dense tree in Godwad area of Rajasthan. He founded Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya (at [[Mumbai]], [[Vadodara]], [[Pune]]), Parshwanath Umed Mahavidyalaya (at [[Falna]]), Atmanand Jain College (at [[Ambala]], [[Malerkotla]]), Atmanand Jain High School ([[Ludhiana]], [[Ambala]], [[Malerkotla]], [[Bagwada]], [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Jandiala Guru]]) and other educational institutes.<ref name=hnf/> He wrote some books and religious texts in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi Languages. He also established the Atmanand Jain Sabha. He was also instrumental in establishing Jain unity and accessibility of Jain literature. He supported [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Indian independence movement|non-violent movement for independence of India]].<ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=jpp>{{Cite book|last=Titze|first=Kurt|title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ|isbn=9788120815346|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC&q=vallabhsuri&pg=PA140|access-date=28 December 2012|page=136|year=1998}}</ref><ref name="Cort2010">{{cite book|author=John Cort|title=Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDBpq23-0QoC&pg=PA9|date=21 January 2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-973957-8|pages=9–}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="N1998">{{cite book|last=Shah|first=Natubhai|title=Jainism: The World of Conquerors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLNQKGcDIhsC|year=1998|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-1938-2|pages=54–55}}</ref>


He died on 22 September 1954 (Asoj Vadi 11, [[Vikram Samvat]] 2011), Tuesday at 2:32 am in [[Byculla]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name=hnf/><ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=":0" /> More than two lakh people attended his funereal procession.<ref name="N1998"/> A memorial dedicated to him was built there later.
He died on 22 September 1954 (Bhadrapad Vadi 11, [[Vikram Samvat]] 2010), Tuesday at 2:32 am in [[Byculla]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name=hnf/><ref name="Jhabak1974"/><ref name=":0" /> More than two lakh people attended his funereal procession.<ref name="N1998"/> A memorial dedicated to him was built there later.


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
Vallabh Smarak Jain Mandir Tirth also known as Vijay Vallabh Smarak, a grand memorial in [[Delhi]] was erected to honour him. It is managed by Shree Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak Shikshan Nidhi.<ref name=jpp/> [[India Post]] issued a postage stamp of Vallabhsuri on 21 February 2009 which depicted his image along with Vijay Vallabh Smarak as a background image. A large number of educational institutions set up by Acharya Vallabhsuri as well as his followers in his memory are imparting morals based education in various states - Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, H.P., U.P., Gujarat, Maharashtra.
[[Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak]], a memorial shrine in [[Delhi]], was erected to honour him. It is managed by Shree Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak Shikshan Nidhi.<ref name=jpp/> The [[India Post]] issued a postage stamp of Vallabhsuri on 21 February 2009 which depicted his image along with Vijay Vallabh Smarak as a background image.{{cn|date=March 2021}}

The Statue of Peace- Guru Vallabh's {{convert|151|in|ft}} high statue installed at the Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra at [[Jaitpura]] in [[Pali district|Pali]], [[Rajasthan]] with the inspiration and efforts of Gachadipati Acharya Shri Nityanand suri ji ms. It is made of [[ashtadhatu]] and was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on the 151st birth anniversary of Vallabhsuri on 16 November 2020.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/modi-to-unveil-statue-of-peace-in-rajasthan-on-monday/article33101047.ece | title=Modi to unveil 'Statue of Peace' in Rajasthan on Monday | date=2020-11-15 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-to-unveil-statue-of-peace-in-rajasthan-today/story-3Lav1Pj2ya7CzDZoOkyG6K.html | title=PM Modi to unveil 'Statue of Peace' in Rajasthan today | date=2020-11-16 | newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=PM Modi To Unveil "Statue Of Peace" Today Via Video Conferencing|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/prime-minister-Narendra-Modi-to-unveil-statue-of-peace-today-via-video-conferencing-2325609|access-date=2020-11-16|website=NDTV}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Acharya
Vallabh Suri
Official nameAcharya Vijay Vallabhsuri
Personal
Born
Chhagan

(1870-10-26)October 26, 1870
Baroda (now Vadodara, Gujarat, India)
Died22 September 1954(1954-09-22) (aged 83)
Byculla, Bombay (now Mumbai)
ReligionJainism
Parents
  • Deepchand (father)
  • Ichchhabai (mother)
SectŚvetāmbara
Religious career
SuccessorSamudra Suri
InitiationVallabhvijay
5 May 1887
Radhanpur
by Vijayanandsuri (Atmaram)
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Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri was a Jain monk. He was a disciple of Vijayanandsuri. He worked in Punjab so he was given honorific Punjab Kesari.[1][2]

Biography

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Vallabhsuri was born on 26 October 1870 (Second day of bright half of Kartik month, Vikram Samvat 1927) at Vadodara, Gujarat. He was named Chhagan.[2] His parents Deepchand and Ichhabai died in his early years.[3][4]

He met Vijayanandsuri at Janisheri Jain Upashray, Vadodara. At the age of seventeen, he was initiated as a Jain monk and named Muni Vallabhvijay on 5 May 1887 (Jayesth Vad 9, Vikram Samvat 1944) at Radhanpur by Vijayanandsuri and he became a disciple of Muni Harshvijay. In Vikram Samvat 1981, he was conferred with the title of Acharya on Magshirsh Sudi 5 by Sumativijay at Lahore. He also had the title of Pattadhar conferred on him by Jain sangha.[3][5][4]

Vallabhsuri was in Gujranwala for Chaturmas in 1947. Due to the partition of India, Gujaranwala fell in Pakistan. There was a widespread communal violence across both nations. He refused to travel by aeroplane which was arranged by the Government of India as Jain monks do not use vehicles. He travelled by foot along with other Jains of Gujaranwala and entered India via the Wagah Border and reached Amritsar in September 1947.[3][4]

Vallabhsuri placed emphasis on education and inspired Jains to build more educational institutions. He is well known as the founder of Shree Parshwanath Jain Vidyalaya in 1927 at Varkana Village in Pali district of Rajasthan. The seed which he sowed has taken shape of a dense tree in Godwad area of Rajasthan. He founded Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya (at Mumbai, Vadodara, Pune), Parshwanath Umed Mahavidyalaya (at Falna), Atmanand Jain College (at Ambala, Malerkotla), Atmanand Jain High School (Ludhiana, Ambala, Malerkotla, Bagwada, Hoshiarpur, Jandiala Guru) and other educational institutes.[2] He wrote some books and religious texts in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi Languages. He also established the Atmanand Jain Sabha. He was also instrumental in establishing Jain unity and accessibility of Jain literature. He supported Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent movement for independence of India.[3][6][7][4][1]

He died on 22 September 1954 (Bhadrapad Vadi 11, Vikram Samvat 2010), Tuesday at 2:32 am in Byculla, Mumbai.[2][3][4] More than two lakh people attended his funereal procession.[1] A memorial dedicated to him was built there later.

Recognition

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Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak, a memorial shrine in Delhi, was erected to honour him. It is managed by Shree Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak Shikshan Nidhi.[6] The India Post issued a postage stamp of Vallabhsuri on 21 February 2009 which depicted his image along with Vijay Vallabh Smarak as a background image.[citation needed]

The Statue of Peace- Guru Vallabh's 151 inches (12.6 ft) high statue installed at the Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra at Jaitpura in Pali, Rajasthan with the inspiration and efforts of Gachadipati Acharya Shri Nityanand suri ji ms. It is made of ashtadhatu and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 151st birth anniversary of Vallabhsuri on 16 November 2020.[8][9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Shah, Natubhai (1998). Jainism: The World of Conquerors. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-81-208-1938-2.
  2. ^ a b c d "Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suri". herenow4u.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kasturchand M. Jhabak (1974). The Life & Work of Acharya Vijaya Vallabh Suriji.
  4. ^ a b c d e Muni, Punjyavijayji (1956). Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabh Suri Smrak Granth [Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri Commemoration Volume]. Bombay: Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Prakashan. pp. 40–75.
  5. ^ Peter Fl Gel; Peter Flügel (1 February 2006). Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues. Routledge. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-134-23552-0.
  6. ^ a b Titze, Kurt (1998). Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 136. ISBN 9788120815346. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. ^ John Cort (21 January 2010). Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History. Oxford University Press. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-0-19-973957-8.
  8. ^ "Modi to unveil 'Statue of Peace' in Rajasthan on Monday". The Hindu. 2020-11-15.
  9. ^ "PM Modi to unveil 'Statue of Peace' in Rajasthan today". Hindustan Times. 2020-11-16.
  10. ^ "PM Modi To Unveil "Statue Of Peace" Today Via Video Conferencing". NDTV. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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