Vijayanandsuri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vijayanandsuri

first Swetambar Murtipujak Jain monk in modern times to receive the title of Acharya

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1837

Place of Birth: Punjab

Date of Death: 20-May-1896

Profession: monk, acharya

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Acharya Vijayanand Suri (4 June 1837– 20 May 1896), also known as Atmaramji of Gujranwala, was the first Swetambar Murtipujaka Jain monk in modern times to receive the title of Acharya.
Born and raised in Punjab, he was initiated as Sthanakvasi monk who later joined Murtipujaka tradition.
He travelled extensively in Gujarat, Rajputana and Punjab; and organised and reformed Jain community, ascetic orders and literature.
He wrote several books in Hindi and was invited to the first World Parliament of Religions in 1893 which was attended by Virchand Gandhi later.