Acharya Shri 108 Vivek Sagarji Maharaj-1972

Acharya Shri 108 Vivek Sagarji Maharaj

Acharya Shri 108 Vivek Sagarji Maharaj, formerly known as Rishabh Kumarji, was born on 13 October 1972 in Ghisauli village of Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh. His father is Shri Premchandraji Jain and his mother is Shrimati Kasturi Baiji Jain. He completed his education up to matriculation. He accepted the Brahmachari vow on 7 January 1990 from Acharya Shri 108 Sumati Sagarji Maharaj. Under the same Acharya, he received Ailak initiation on 1 November 1990 at Sonagiri (Datia, Madhya Pradesh) and Muni initiation on 25 July 1993 at Sammed Shikharji. On 31 August 1996, at Kotma in Madhya Pradesh, Acharya Shri 108 Sumati Sagarji Maharaj conferred upon him the Acharya Pad, after which he became known as Acharya Shri 108 Vivek Sagarji Maharaj.
He has made a vast literary contribution with numerous spiritual works, including Vivekoday Samyak Gyan, Bal Shiksha (four parts), Vivekoday Yati Prabodh, Vivekoday Gyanmala, Vivek Sarita, Vivek Prashnottar Mala, Vivek Ratnakar, Buddhi Kya (three parts), Ishtopadesh, Vivek Aradhana, Guru Bhakti Archana, and Qualities of Vegetarianism, among many others. Over more than twenty-five years of ascetic life, he has carried out multidimensional religious propagation through Panch Kalyanak Pratishtha festivals, annual fairs, chariot processions, rituals, worship training camps, mantra practices, Mahamastakabhishek, Shravak Sadhana camps, and World Peace Yajnas. His message emphasizes that awareness of death leads a person away from sin and toward spiritual contemplation, forgiveness, and self-welfare—hence, awareness of death is the discovery of a new life.