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Acharya Aryanandi
Official name	Acharya Aryanandi
Personal
Born	Shankar 28 February 1907 Dhorkin, Paithan, British India (now Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India)
Died	8 February 2000 (aged 92) Navagad, Parbhani, Maharashtra
Religion	Jainism
Parents	Laxmanrao, Krishnabai Ahmindra
Sect	Digambara
Religious career
Initiation	Aryanandi 13 November 1959 Kunthalgiri, Maharashtra by Muni Samantabhadra
Website	aryanandiseva.com

 

 

Acharya Aryanandi was a prominent Jain monk of the early 20th century. He is best known for his work in establishing several Jain schools in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Several Jain monks before him have also been named Aryanandi.

 

Biography

Acharya Aryanandi was born in the village of Dhorkin, Paithan, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. He has been the only Jain acharya from the Saitwal community in recent times. He was married in 1927 and had three children, however in 1953 he retired and decided to give up the worldly life. He was He took the brahmacharya vrata from Acharya Shantisagar in 1955. He was initiated as a muni by Muni Samanthabhadra at Kunthalgiri, Maharashtra, on 13 November 1959. He took sallekhana on 8 February 2000 at Navagad (Parbhani).

Contributions

He was held in high esteem and is best remembered for the setting up of several Jain schools in Maharashtra, including the Acharya Arya Nandi Lecture Hall in Ellora, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The Jain Gurukul at Ellora was also established by him. The noted German Jainologist, Hermann Kuhn, studied Jain scriptures extensively under the tutelage of Acharya Aryanandi. Acharya Aryanandi is also known as Tirthrakha Shiromani for his inspiration to make one crore rupees fund in preservation of Jain tirthas.