Tarun Sagar

Tarun Sagar
Sagar in July 2011
ReligionJainism
Date of birth(1967-06-26)26 June 1967
Place of birthGuhanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Birth namePawan Kumar Jain
Date of death1 September 2018(2018-09-01) (aged 51)
Place of deathNew Delhi, India
Websitewww.tarunvani.com

Muni Tarun Sagar (26 June 1967 – 1 September 2018) was an Indian Digambara monk and political advisor.

His lectures are known as Kadve Pravachan (bitter discourses) because they can be critical of common practices and views.[1] His lectures have been published in book series also titled Kadve Pravachan. His audience often includes a majority of non-Jains.

Early life

Tarun Sagar was born as Pawan Kumar Jain on 26 June 1967 in Madhya Pradesh, India.[2][3] He became Kshullak at the age of 13 and Muni as a pupil of Acharya Pushpdant Sagar at the age of 20.[4]

Works

Tarun Sagar was known for supporting the ban on liquor, leather and meat in India.[5] He began to publish speeches under the title Kadve Pravachan (Bitter Discourse) starting in 2003 in Ahmedabad.[6]

Tarun Sagar delivered his sermons Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2010 and in Haryana Legislative Assembly on 26 August 2016.[7][8][9]

He was known as a "progressive Jain monk" for his criticism of violence, corruption and conservatism, and his speeches came to be called "Katu Pravachan".[10]

Famous quotes

  • Jealousy fetches you nothing.[11]
  • Don't be egoistic because of your money![12]
  • Dharma seems necessary?[13]
  • Where there is bickering, there is hell[14]

Politics

While Jain monks often did not want to be related with politicians, Sagar often met politicians and government officials as a guest.[15] He has delivered his sermons Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2010 and in Haryana Legislative Assembly on 26 August 2016.[7]

Sagar was respected by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Modi would award him Tarun Kranti Puraskar in 2012.[16]

Criticisms

In August 2016, Tarun Sagar was invited to address the Haryana Assembly by both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party members.[17][18] He talked about social and political issues and evoked applause and laughter from lawmakers.[19] The event caused a number of tweets critical of Muni Tarun Sagar because of his nudity.[20]

He once said that Jihad is a conspiracy to convert Hindu girls into Muslims.[21][22] He was also against Muslim practice in India.

Death

Tarun Sagar died on 1 September 2018 from complications of jaundice in New Delhi, India at the age of 51.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "कड़वे प्रवचनों का पहला कार्यक्रम सेक्टर-27 के रामलीला ग्राउंड में कल", bhaskar.com, 23 July 2016
  2. ↑ "Shivraj Singh Chauhan fit for PM, Jain muni says at RSS function", The Times of India, 14 October 2013
  3. ↑ "Muni Shri 108 Tarunsagar Ji Maharaj", Jainmunilocator.org
  4. ↑ "Beyond the Haryana address: Tarun Sagar, the Jain muni who speaks his mind, finds an audience", The Indian Express, 30 August 2016
  5. ↑ "Revolutionary Saint showering blessings", The Times of India, 25 June 2012
  6. ↑ "Muni Tarunsagar's 'Kadve Pravachan' burrows through hearts", Daily News and Analysis, 10 August 2012
  7. 1 2 "Jain saint uses wit to prick conscience of politicians", The Tribune, 27 August 2016, archived from the original on 4 November 2018, retrieved 3 September 2018
  8. ↑ "When Another Jain Monk Addressed A State Legislative Assembly And There Was No Controversy", The Huffington Post, 29 August 2016
  9. ↑ India, Press Trust of (26 August 2016), "Muni delivers 'Kadve Pravachan' in Haryana Vidhan Sabha", Business Standard
  10. ↑ "Jain seer gets warm welcome". thehindu.com. 5 March 2006.
  11. ↑ "ईर्ष्या से कुछ नहीं मिलता", navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
  12. ↑ "कडवे प्रवचन : धन का अहंकार न करें!", hindi.webdunia.com
  13. ↑ "धर्म जरूरी लगता है?", satsanglive.com, archived from the original on 2016-03-25, retrieved 2018-09-03
  14. ↑ "जहां तर्क है, वहां नर्क है : मुनि तरुणसागर", satsanglive.com, archived from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2018-09-03
  15. ↑ "'Jainism practises what it preaches'". thehindu.com.
  16. ↑ "In pictures: Narendra Modi, Tarun Sagar Maharaj, Baba Ramdev, Vijay Darda". deshgujarat.com. 29 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "Vishal Dadlani's sarcastic tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar backfires, musician vows to quit politics", India Today, 28 August 2016
  18. ↑ "Jain leader Tarun Sagar's address in Haryana Assembly", The Indian Express, 1 September 2016
  19. ↑ "In address to Haryana assembly, Jain monk talks about Pakistan, sex ratio". hindustantimes.com. 27 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Monk, in nude, addresses Haryana assembly, leaves Twitterati furious over misogynist anaology". intoday.in.
  21. ↑ "तरुण सागर के लव-जिहाद संबंधी बयान पर गरमाई सियासत", jagran.com
  22. ↑ "'हिंदू लड़कियों को मुस्लिम बनाने की साजिश है लव जिहाद'", Amar Ujala, 11 May 2015
  23. ↑ "Jain Monk Tarun Sagar Passes Away At 51". Headlines Today. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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