Sushil Kumar (Jain monk), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sushil Kumar (Jain monk)

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1926

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1994

Profession: monk

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Sushil Kumar (Jain monk)

  • Sushil Kumar (15 June 1926 – 22 April 1994) was a Jain teacher and monk (later Acharya).
  • He was a self-realized master who devoted more than 50 years to promoting non-violence, peace and knowledge of the self. Guruji ( as he is lovingly called by many of his devotees ) was born on June 15, 1926 in Sikhopur, a small foothill village in Haryana, India.
  • The village was later named Sushilgarh in Guruji’s honor.
  • As a seven year old he left his home to live with Shri Chotelalji Maharaj, who later become his religious guru.When Guruji was still a young boy, Shri Roop Chandji Maharaj appeared to him in his spirit and told him to become a monk.
  • ( MAHARAJ was a great yogi and enlightened master in the family of monks to which Guruji belongs.
  • He left his body 100 years ago.
  • Shri Roop Chandji Maharaj is Guruji’s Spiritual guru ).
  • In this life, Guruji was not taught yogic systems from any master.
  • His knowledge was realised through direct experience, and his powers were awakened through the grace of past lives.
  • When he was 15 years old he became a Jain muni ( monk ) in Swetamber Sthanakwasi sect.During his academic career in India, he passed through a number of examinations such as Shastri, Acharya, Sahitya-Ratna, Vidya-Ratna, etc., and mastered the classical studies of Indian religious and yogic philosophies.His primary ashram in North America, Siddhachalam, located in Blairstown, New Jersey was established in 1983.
  • He was among the founding fathers of American Jainism.Although he was ordained as a monk in the Sthanakavasi Jain tradition, he regarded himself to be non-sectarian.
  • In 1979, he formed Arhat Sangh, a syncretic, non-sectarian group within Jainism.

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