English: ACHARYA SHRI JEETMAL

Category: Acharya

      Name

Acharya Shri Jeetmal

   Original Name

Jayacharya

    Date of Birth

29th September 1803

    Place of Birth

Royat (Rajasthan)

   Initiation- Date

22nd January 1813

    Place

Jaipur (Rajasthan)

    Designated Acharya Date

5th February 1852

    Place

Bidasar (Rajasthan)

    Name

Acharya Shri Jeetmalji the fourth Acharya of the Terapanth Sect was a genius in the Jain tradition. In all his creative work he will end with his nick name Jaya. He was born on the fourteenth day of the bright Lunar month of asvin Vikram Samvat 1860 His father & mother were named Adinaji and Kalliji respectively. He was by subcaste Golcha Oswal. He decided to get himself initiated into the asceticism as an early of seven years.

He was consecrated on the seventh day of the dark lunar month of Vikram Samvat 1869 by Yuvacharya Raichandji under the orders of Acharya Bharimalji. At that time he was running in the tenth year of his age, his elder brother Swarupchandji swami too was consecrated on the ninth day of the bright Lunar month of posa in the same year. His mother Kaluji and the second elder brother Bhamarajaji were initiated just after one month of the initiation of Jayacharya, Thus his entire family became dedicated to Terapanth.

Jayacharya has received his early education under Muni Hemaraja ji. He was very fortunate to share a dip at the confluence of three sacred rivers namely the fountain of intellect in Bharimalji consecration by Rishiraj and Muni Hemaraja ji, who is renowned for the knowledge of Agamas.

Jayacharyaji was from the way beginning a stead fast ascetic and a brilliant saint. One of his opponents, seeing his intellect at his tender age of fourteen once for at least one hundred years. Rishiraj knowing the potentialities of Jayacharya he was installed as Yuvacharya in Vikram Samvat 1894, and later on he became Acharya of the Terapanth Sect on the full moon day in the month of Magha Vikram Samvat 1908.