– Nitin H.P. Hombuja (Shimoga District, Karnataka), November 14-17, 2011: The much awaited event of the Jain samaj in south India and particularly the Digambar Jain samaj of Karnataka – the “Pattabhisheka Mahotsava of His Holiness Swasti Sri Devendrakeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji” as the new pontiff of Hombuja/Humcha Jain Mutt had…
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Dr Devendrakeerti Bhattaraka Swamiji
His Holiness Swasti Sri Dr. Deevendrakeerti Bhattaraka Swamiji is the current Bhattaraka (pontiff) of Hombuja. Profile of His Holiness Swasti Sri Dr. Deevendrakeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji. Date of Birth: May 18, 1982 Place of Birth: Nalike Village, Tumbedevanahalli Post, Belur Taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka. Parents: Sri Anantharaju (father), Smt Padmavati (mother)…
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– Dr.H.A.Parshwanath There are seen five phases in the Jaina ascetism. These include Brahmacharya, Kshullakha, Ailaka, Digambara and Aryika. These ascetics were traveling continuously from one place to another. Hence they did not require math, the residential place to stay permanently in a single place. In the later days a…
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