Ramchandra Suri Explained

Honorific Prefix:Dikshayug Pravartak
Honorific Suffix:Maharaj Saheb
Religion:Jainism
Sect:Śvetāmbara
Father:Chhotalal
Mother:samarath ben
Birth Date:March 3,1896
Birth Place:Dahevan, Gujarat, India
Birth Name:Tribhuvan
Death Date:August 9,1991
Death Place:Ahemdabad, Gujarat
Initiator:Acharya Prem Suri

Ramchandra Suri (3 March 1896 – 9 August 1991) was an Indian monk and scholar of the Tapa Gaccha sub-sect of Śvetāmbara Jainism.

Born in Dahevan village, present-day Gujarat, he was initiated as a monk by Muni Mangalvijayji in 1912. He was a disciple of Prem Suri.

He died on 9 August 1991,[1] leaving behind a spiritual succession called Ramchandra Suri Samuday.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ahmedabad Jains to celebrate sainthood centenary. DNA India. Jan 6, 2012. Ahmedabad . DNA.