Yugbhushan Suri

Yugbhushan Suri, known to his followers as Jainacharya Yugbhushan Surishwarji[2][3][4][1](26 October 1957) born as Naveen Khimji Mota is a Jain acharya of Shwetamber tradition.

Jainacharya Yugbhushan Surishwarji
Acharya Yugbhushan Surishwar
TitlePandit Maharaj Saheb [1]
Personal
Born
Naveen Khimji Mota

(1957-10-26)26 October 1957
ReligionJainism
SectŚvētāmbara

Early life

He is a disciple of Acharya Ramchandrasuri and was initiated into monkhood on 29 April 1979 along with his elder brother Muni Mohjit Vijayji.[5]

Career

Yugbhushan Suri leads Jyot,[3][6][7] an organization spreading Jainism. He gave the concept to Jyot for films like Chal Man Jeetva Jaiye,[8] an urban Gujarati morality drama,[3] and Ek Cheez Milegi Wonderful,[9][10] a scientific and philosophical movie.[11] He was appointed to Acharya position, one of the top positions in Jain community at Devlali on 23 April 2008. He is a Jain spiritual leader and guru to young disciples who were successful, educated professionals. They include Harvard scholar, IITians[12] and CAs [4] who now hold no bank accounts, and never deal with money.[3]

In 2017, under the guidance of Yugbhushan Suri, a 50-foot tall 3D image projection of Jain Lord Mahavira emerging from Sabarmati River was organised on the evening of birth anniversary of Mahavira Swami.[13]

Jainacharya Yugbhushan Surishwarji during Save Shikharji Movement

Yugbhushan led the Shikharji Movement, 2018 against Jharkhand government's project related to the development of commercial infrastructure on the hill of Shikharji.[14] The hill is considered sacred by all Jain sects. He is concerned about government's effects on all religions and often supports agitations based on the sanctity of religious places.[15][16][17][18]

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  12. "IITian gives up cushy job, family for diksha | Mumbai News". The Times of India. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  13. "Mahavir Jayanti: Ahmedabad celebrates Mahavir Jayanti | Ahmedabad News". The Times of India. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  14. "Jains protest plan to convert sacred hill into tourist centre | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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