Introduction
Muni Kshamasagar was a Digambara monk initiated by Acharya Vidyasagar. He was one of the most followed Jain monks. He is also widely known for his poetry and writings.
Life
Kshamasagar was born in the city of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh on 20 September 1957. His father Virendra Singhai was a nephew of famous Sagar philanthropist Singhai Kundanlal, who was a longtime supporter of Ganesh Varni. He was initiated as a Digambara monk on 20 August 1982 by Acharya Vidyasagar. He did his M. Tech from Sagar University and renounced the worldly life soon afterwards.
He died on 13 March 2015 at 6.00 AM in Moraji Jain temple during his Chaturmas period. More than 50,000 people attended his funeral proceedings.
Works
Kshamasagar wrote "In Quest of the Self: The Life Story of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar", a biography of his teacher Āchārya Vidyadagar.
His poems have been collected and published in Hindi and English.His poetry works include the following published books.
- "Pagdandi Suraj Tak" (1992)
- "Muni Kshamasagar ki Kavitayen" (1996).
- Mukti (2000)
- "Apna Ghar" (2005)
- "Aur Aur Apna" (2016)
- "Karam Kaise Karein" is a collection of his discourses.
- He also wrote "Jain Darshan Paribhashika Kosh".
- Kshamasagar (2007), In Quest of Self : The life story of Acharya Shri Vidyasagar, Delhi: Bhartiya Jnanpith, ISBN 81-263-1166-5
- वर्णीभवन मोराजी में मुनिश्री क्षमासागर महाराज का समाधिमरण, Patrika, 2015-03-13
- "Mukti - Remadhav Publications (P) Ltd". www.remadhav.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- "Bharatiya Jnanpith". jnanpith.net. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- "Bharatiya Jnanpith". jnanpith.net. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- Karam Kaise Karein, Muni Kshamsagar, Pub. Maitree Samooh, 2009
- Jain Darshan Paribhashika Kosh, Muni Kshamsagar, Gyanodaya Vidyapitha,