Jain monk Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaj Saheb passes away(Video)

Jain monk Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaj Saheb is no more. He was 79. He passed away today morning at 12.42 pm.

Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaj was in poor health since long time. After hospitalization in Ahmedabad’s Sterling hospital he was taken to Ahmedabad’s Naherunagar area based Vasupujya upashraya for last some time.

Born in Mumbai in rich family of Ray bahadur Jivatlal Pratapsinh Radhanpurvala Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaj’s real name was Indravadan. His mother’s name was Subhadraben and father’s name was Kantilal.At the age of 18 in Samvat 2008 he took Diksha in Mumbai’s Bhaykhalla and became a jain monk. Maharaj Saheb’s sister is also Jain monk. Her name is Mahanandashriji. Shri Chandrashekhar Maharaj’s Guru was Shri Premsuri Maharaj saheb.

Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji gave diksha to 87 disciples. He had authored 275 books.

He was strong believer in Indian culture and samskar. He not just only criticized lord macaulay’s education system but was instrumental in creation of Tapovan vidyapeeths that offer alternative education. Thousands of children of Jains and non-Jains have received an education in Indian style in Tapovan vidyapeeths that are located in Navsari and in Amiyapur near Gandhinagar.

Restless Maharaj Saheb once walked upto Vidarbh to save a Jain derasar there which was locked by the government due to dispute. Maharaj saheb stayed there in difficult circumstances but didn’t accept defeat.

During eight days of Paryushan – a festival of Jains, all slaughter houses in Gujarat are closed. Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji maharaj saheb was instrumental in convincing the government to do so. Late Chief Minister Chimanbhai Patel had once said that by banning cow slaughter in Gujarat he was risking his huge vote bank, but he was ready to do so only because of Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaj.

Chandrashekhar Maharaj had successfully motivated the movement to stall expansion of Mumbai’s Devnar slaughter house.

Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji strongly believed and also asked his followers to tell the government during census that Jains are Hindus. He said even if the minority status could bring in incentives from the government, it is not right for Jains to say that Jains are not Hindus. He preached that as Vishnavs are Vaishnavs because they follow Vishnu, the Jains are called Jains because they follow Jineshwar. But live Vaishnvars, Jains too are Hindus.

Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji maharaj saheb’s main contribution was to attach the Jain youths with Jain faith. He organized numerous youth camps and created channels through which youths came closer to their faith. He was instrumental in creation of Vir Sainik dal, Sanskruti rakshan dal and other small organizations working in this direction.

Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayji’s last rites will be performed at 3.00 pm on Tuesday in Tapovan vidyapeeth of Amiyapur village near Gandhinagar. His palkhi yatra will proceed from Vasupujya. It will pass through Dharnidhar, Vasna, Paldi and Sabarmati among other areas.

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