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Acharya Shri Shantisagar Maharaj, Charitra Chakravarti (1872-1955) was a Digambar Jain Acharya of the 20th century, and the first Digambar Jain monk to wander in North India after several centuries. Padmanabh Jaini writes in the first paragraph of "The Path of Purification" (1979):〔Padmanabh Jaini, The Path of Purification, 1979〕 ==Chronological outline== Based on the account given by Sumeruchandra Diwakar 〔 and Dharmachanda Shastri,〔Br. Dharmachanda Shastri, Ed., Charitra Chakravarti, 1989〕 Shanti Sagar was born on 1872 to Bhimagauda Patil and Satyavati at Yelagula (Bhoj), Karnataka. His birth name was Satgauda. At the age of nine, he was married. His wife however, died in six months. As a child, he was inspired by Muni Adisagar. In 1905, he made a Pilgrimage to Sammet Shikhar with his sister. His mother died in 1912 and his father shortly before it.〔 In 1915 he was initiated as a ''Kshullaka'' by Muni Devakirti (Devappa Swami) who was a former Sena Gana Bhattaraka. He visited for a pilgrimage to Girnar in 1918. One year later, he was initiated as a Muni by Devakirti at Yarnal. He spent his first Chaturmas at Kognoli in 1921. In 1922 he spent his Chaturmas at Naslapur and then in Samdoli (1924). He was titled as a Jain Acharya and initiated Munis Virasagar and Nemisagar. He was urged to visit Samet Shikhar * 1925 Ch Kumbhoj * - Present at Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanbelgola (Kanrataka) * 1926 Ch Nanded * 1927 Ch Bahubali (Maha.) * - Nagpur (Maha., then capital of Central Provinces) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shantisagar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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