Dr. Kamini Gogri
Evolution of Sthānakavāsi and Terāpantha Sect
3.2 Legacy
Along with Bhikşu twelve other monks left the order of Raghunāthji. For five years Bhikşu had to suffer the hard blow of the people of Rajasthan with complete restraint. Yet a small number of the society was convinced by his teachings. The important ācārya in his sect was Jayācārya. He was the third head. He initiated the study of Sanskŗta.
Ācārya Tulsi was the ninth head of this sect. He was the initiator of the Aņuvrata movement for the purification of society. He inaugurated it in A.D. 1948. Its objective is the development of human character, the more rearmament of the people and the reformation of modern society in India. This movement has universal outlook for human welfare. Ācārya Mahāprajna who is the present ācārya of the Terāpantha sect succeeds him. He is the
director of Jaina Viśwa Bhārati a deemed university in Ladnu-Rajasthan. The aim is to spread academic modern knowledge and impart spirituality through Aņuvrata movement on the basis of ethico-social grounds.
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