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Called Charitra Chakravarti. He revived the tradition of fully initiated Digambara munis walking across India, and completed his life through sallekhana at Kunthalgiri.
The record
- Name before diksha
- Satgauda Patil
- Born
- 23 July 1872
- Birthplace
- Bhoj, Belagavi district, Karnataka
- Parents
- Bhimagauda Patil and Satyavati
- Diksha guru
- Devendrakirti Swami
- Parampara
- Founder of the 20th-century Digambara muni parampara
- Samadhi
- 18 September 1955 — Kunthalgiri, Maharashtra
- Works and inspiration
- Inspired the preservation of the Dhavala scriptures on copper plates
Path of diksha
- 1918 — Kshullak diksha
- c. 1920 — Muni diksha
- 1922 — Named Shantisagar, Yarnal, Belagavi district (dates vary between sources)
Sources: Wikipedia — Shantisagar; disciples' biographies
