1. Introduction The history of India has witnessed two distinct traditions since pre-historic times. They can be viewed as the two parallel streams, one being the Vedic culture and the other being Shramanic culture. Vedic culture is sometimes called as Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma or Brahmanism. Whereas under the broad category of Shramanic cultu...

Jay Jinendra, Dear friends, I am deeply sorry to inform you that Bhattaraka Devendrakirti of Humcha died of cardiac failure at 5 am on 14/07/2010. He was at his pontifical seat Humcha (Karnataka). It comes as a shock to hear of his death, especially since he was only 63 and reasonably fit. He was such a modest and kind man! His learning and hal...

In the death of HH Svasti Shri Devendrakirti Bhattarak Svamiji, pontiff maximus of Hombuja Jaina kshetra, more than a thousand year old monastery, Karnataka and Jaina community has lost an extraordinary saint-scholar. Having travelled far and wide extensively he was a rare combination of ancient and modern. For the past four decades the services ...

His Holiness Bharata Gaurava Swasti Sri Deevendrakeerthi Bhattarakha Swamiji, the pontiff of Humcha Jain Mutt passed away this morning. He breathed his last due to cardiac arrest at around 5.00 am here at Humcha. Aged about 63 years, Devendrakeerthi Swamiji was consecrated to the Bhattarakha seat at Humcha at an young age of 22 years in 1969. ...