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A scholar-poet in Sanskrit and Hindi, and the guru of Acharya Vidyasagar, to whom he handed the acharya pad in 1972 before taking samadhi under his disciple's guidance. India Post issued a stamp in his memory in 2013.
The record
- Name before diksha
- Bhooramal Chhabda (Shanti Kumar)
- Born
- 1891 (some sources give 24 August 1897)
- Birthplace
- Ranoli, Sikar district, Rajasthan
- Parents
- Chaturbhuj Chhabda and Ghritbhari Devi
- Diksha guru
- Acharya Shivsagar (muni diksha)
- Parampara
- Acharya Shantisagar → Veersagar → Shivsagar
- Samadhi
- 1973 — Nasirabad, Ajmer district, Rajasthan
- Works and inspiration
- Sanskrit epics and Jain texts, including Jayodaya and Viroday
Path of diksha
- Kshullak diksha from Acharya Veersagar — named Kshullak Gyanbhushan
- 1959 — Muni diksha, Khaniyaji, Jaipur
- 7 February 1969 — Acharya pad, Nasirabad, Rajasthan
Sources: Wikipedia — Gyansagar; DigJainWiki
