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Ganini Pramukha Aryika Shri
Gyanmati
Ganini Pramukha Aryika Shri Gyanmati
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Born	Maina; 22 October 1934 (age 90); Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh
Religion	Jainism
Parents	Chotteylal (father); Mohini Devi (mother);
Sect	Digambara
Religious career
	Disciples Aryika Chandanamti;
Initiation as Brahamcharini	2 October 1952 (Sharad Purnima); Barabanki; by Acharya Deshbhushan
Initiation as Chullika	1953 (Chait Krishna ekam)
Website	http://jambudweep.org/
Initiation as Aryika	1956 (Baisakh Krishan dooj)

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Gyanmati Mataji (Jñānamati) is an Indian Jain religious guru Aryika (nun) from India.^[2] She is known for being a prolific author and the construction of several Jain temples including the Jambudweep temple complex at Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh, Ayodya Jain^[3]^[4] and the Statue of Ahimsa at Mangi Tungi in Maharashtra.

Early life

Gyanmati was born as Maina on 22 October 1934 in Tikait Nagar in Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh,^[5] in a Jain family of Mohini Devi and Chotelal. She was influenced by Padmanandi Panchvinshatika, an ancient Jain scripture gifted by her grandparents on the marriage of her mother. On 2 October 1952, on the day of Sharad Purnima, she was initiated as a Brahmacharini at Barabanki district by the Digambara Jain acharya Deshbhushan.

Education

Since her early childhood, Gyanmati started learning Sanskrit with Katantra style of linguistics or lipi generally referred as Aindra School of Grammar. She continued to research and explore with some of the Jain literature like Gommatsar, Ashtasahasri, Tattvartha Vartika (Rajvartika), Moolachar, Triloksar, Samayasāra etc. and soon expertise in Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati etc. Deeply into research and learning she frequently consulted senior most Acharyas, Scholars and Jain monks.^[6]

Author

Gyanmati practiced her skills with writing 1008 Mantras of "Sahastranam" which improved her ability.^[how?] She is considered as the first Kshullika or a Jain Sadhvi in history to translate and author several Jain literature, scriptures and manuscripts.^[7]Gyanmati translated Nyaya-Ashtasahasri a renowned Sanskrit scripture, into Hindi in the year 1969 . Since then, she had written and composed more than 450 different publications ranging from auspicious quotes and thoughts to books and volumes. She has written and published 200 major books including the first two^[which?] available in both Hindi and Sanskrit translations.^[6] She has also composed the Sanskrit Teeka (commentary) of the Sutras in form of sixteen books of Shatkhandagam Grantha.^[8]^[9] She has composed a modern^{[clarification needed]} Rite for the Five Merus.^[10]

She was awarded honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Avadh University, Faizabad^[11] on 5 February 1995 for her outstanding contributions in the field of Literature.
Organised International Vice-Chancellors Conference to present and share the facts and findings^{[clarification needed]} and basis of Jainism and its studies at Hastinapur on 8 October 1998.^[12]

Initiation as Aryika

On the instructions of Shantisagar, she was elevated as to the rank of Aryika by Veersagar on Vaishakh Krishna Dooj of 1956 at Madhorajpura in Rajasthan.^[5]

Construction activities

She founded the Digambar Jain Institute of Cosmographic Research in 1972 with an aim of constructing a monumental model of Jambudvipa to have better understanding of Jain cosmology. It was inaugurated in 1982 and was named Jambudweep Gyan Jyoti.^[13]^{[better source needed]}
Bhagwan Rishabhdev Samavsaran Shrivihar was consecrated after the tour of the whole India in April 1998 at Kevalgyan Kalyanak temple of Deeksha Tirth-Prayag at Delhi.
The 31 ft Statue of Vasupujya at Champapur, Bhagalpur was built under her guidance. It was consecrated in February–March 2014.
She was an inspiration behind the 108 ft statue of Rishabhanatha at Mangi-Tungi, the tallest Jain statue in the world. This statue holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest Jain idol. The certificate was awarded to Gyanmati, Chandnamati and Ravindrakirti on 6 March 2016.^[14] The Panch Kalyanak Mahotsav was held from 11–17 February 2016.

Notes

^ Hans Bakker 1990, p. 182.
^ Chapple, Christopher Key (14 October 2015), Yoga in Jainism, Ed Christopher Key Chapple, Routledge, 2015, p. 246, Routledge, ISBN 9781317572183
^ Keul, István (27 March 2015), Asian Religions, Technology and Science, Ed. István Keul, Routledge, 2015, p. 83, Routledge, ISBN 9781317674481
^ Bakker, Hans (1990), The History of Sacred Places in India As Reflected in Traditional Literature, BRILL, ISBN 9004093184
^ ^a ^b Wiley, Kristi L. (2004), Historical Dictionary of Jainism, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810850514
^ ^a ^b Bakker, Hans (1990), The History of Sacred Places in India As Reflected in Traditional Literature, BRILL, ISBN 9004093184
^ Sharma, Arvind (January 1994), Religion and Women, SUNY Press, ISBN 9780791416907
^ Jinaagam Saar, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 1 January 2016
^ Read Online Books, archived from the original on 18 September 2016, retrieved 1 January 2016
^ Cort 2010, p. 98.
^ "Welcome To Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University".
^ "tribuneindia..."
^ "Jambudweep Complex". Jain Heritage Centres - Celebrating Jain Heritage.....Globally!. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^ "108-Ft Tall Jain Teerthankar Idol Enters 'Guinness Records'", NDTV, 7 March 2016

References

[FOOTNOTEHans_Bakker1990182-1] Hans Bakker 1990, p. 182.

[2] Chapple, Christopher Key (14 October 2015), Yoga in Jainism, Ed Christopher Key Chapple, Routledge, 2015, p. 246, Routledge, ISBN 9781317572183

[3] Keul, István (27 March 2015), Asian Religions, Technology and Science, Ed. István Keul, Routledge, 2015, p. 83, Routledge, ISBN 9781317674481

[4] Bakker, Hans (1990), The History of Sacred Places in India As Reflected in Traditional Literature, BRILL, ISBN 9004093184

[google.com-5] Wiley, Kristi L. (2004), Historical Dictionary of Jainism, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810850514

[google.com1-6] Bakker, Hans (1990), The History of Sacred Places in India As Reflected in Traditional Literature, BRILL, ISBN 9004093184

[7] Sharma, Arvind (January 1994), Religion and Women, SUNY Press, ISBN 9780791416907

[8] Jinaagam Saar, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 1 January 2016

[9] Read Online Books, archived from the original on 18 September 2016, retrieved 1 January 2016

[FOOTNOTECort201098-10] Cort 2010, p. 98.

[11] "Welcome To Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University".

[12] "tribuneindia..."

[13] "Jambudweep Complex". Jain Heritage Centres - Celebrating Jain Heritage.....Globally!. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

[ndtv-14] "108-Ft Tall Jain Teerthankar Idol Enters 'Guinness Records'", NDTV, 7 March 2016

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+'''Gyanmati Mataji''' ({{IAST|Jñānamati}}) is an Indian [[Jainism|Jain]] religious guru ''[[Aryika]]'' (nun) from India.<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqbbCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA246 |title=Yoga in Jainism, Ed Christopher Key Chapple, Routledge, 2015, p. 246|isbn=9781317572183|last1=Chapple|first1=Christopher Key|date=14 October 2015|publisher=Routledge }}</ref> She is known for being a prolific author and the construction of several [[Jain temple]]s including the Jambudweep temple complex at [[Hastinapur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Ayodya Jain]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9KSsBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83 |title=Asian Religions, Technology and Science, Ed. István Keul, Routledge, 2015, p. 83 |isbn=9781317674481 |last1=Keul |first1=István |date=27 March 2015 |publisher=Routledge }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=McwUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA182 |title=The History of Sacred Places in India As Reflected in Traditional Literature |isbn=9004093184 |last1=Bakker |first1=Hans |year=1990 |publisher=BRILL }}</ref> and the [[Statue of Ahimsa]] at [[Mangi Tungi]] in Maharashtra.
 ==Early life==
+Gyanmati was born as Maina on 22 October 1934 in [[Tikait Nagar]] in [[Barabanki district]], Uttar Pradesh,<ref name="google.com">{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XubfClGnIAUC |title=Historical Dictionary of Jainism |isbn=9780810850514 |last1=Wiley |first1=Kristi L. |year=2004 |publisher=Scarecrow Press }}</ref> in a Jain family of Mohini Devi and Chotelal. She was influenced by ''Padmanandi Panchvinshatika,'' an ancient Jain scripture gifted by her grandparents on the marriage of her mother. On 2 October 1952, on the day of [[Sharad Purnima]], she was initiated as a Brahmacharini at [[Barabanki district]] by the [[Digambara]] [[Acharya (Jainism)|Jain acharya]] [[Deshbhushan]].
-[[File:Mataji adressing the media.jpg|thumb|Mataji addressing the media]]
-She worn born on 22 October 1934 in [[Tikait Nagar]] in [[Barabanki district]], Uttar Pradesh,<ref name="google.com">{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XubfClGnIAUC |title=Historical Dictionary of Jainism }}</ref> in a Jain family of Mohini Devi and Chotelal. She was named Maina. She was influenced by ''Padmanandi Panchvinshatika,'' an ancient Jain scripture gifted by her grandparents on the marriage of her mother. On 2 October 1952, on the day of [[Sharad Purnima]], she was initiated as a Brahmacharini at [[Barabanki district]] by Acharyaratna Shri[[Deshbhushan]]ji Maharaj{{cn|date=September 2018}}
 ==Education==
-Since her early childhood she started learning [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] with Katantra style of linguistics or lipi  generally referred as [[Aindra School of Grammar]]. She continued to research and explore with some of the Jain literature like Gommatsar, Ashtasahasri, Tattvartha Vartika (Rajvartika), Moolachar, Triloksar, [[Samayasāra]] etc. and soon expertise in [[Hindi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit language|Prakrit]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] etc. Deeply into research and learning she frequently consulted to some{{who|date=September 2018}} of the senior most Acharyas, Scholars and Jain monks.<ref name="google.com1">{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=McwUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA182 |title=The History of Sacred Places in India As Reflected in Traditional Literature }}</ref>
+Since her early childhood, Gyanmati started learning [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] with Katantra style of linguistics or lipi  generally referred as [[Aindra School of Grammar]]. She continued to research and explore with some of the Jain literature like Gommatsar, Ashtasahasri, Tattvartha Vartika (Rajvartika), Moolachar, Triloksar, [[Samayasāra]] etc. and soon expertise in [[Hindi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit language|Prakrit]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] etc. Deeply into research and learning she frequently consulted senior most Acharyas, Scholars and Jain monks.<ref name="google.com1">{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=McwUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA182 |title=The History of Sacred Places in India As Reflected in Traditional Literature |isbn=9004093184 |last1=Bakker |first1=Hans |year=1990 |publisher=BRILL }}</ref>
 ==Author==
-She practiced her skills with writing 1008 Mantras of "Sahastranam" which improved her ability.{{how|date=September 2018}} She is considered as the first Kshullika or a Jain Sadhvi in history to translate and author several Jain literature, scriptures and manuscripts.<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPmlL55RNAQC&pg=PA125 |title=Religion and Women }}</ref>{{page}} She was able to surprise{{how|date=September 2018}} the whole world in the year 1969 by translating Nyaya-Ashtasahasri a renowned Sanskrit scripture into Hindi. Since then, she had written and composed more than 450 different publications ranging from auspicious quotes and thoughts to books and volumes. She has written and published 200 major books including the first two{{which|date=September 2018}} available in both Hindi and Sanskrit translations.<ref name="google.com1"/> She has also composed the Sanskrit Teeka (commentary) of the Sutras in form of sixteen books of Shatkhandagam Grantha.<ref>{{citation |url=http://jinaagamsaar.com/aariyka/gyanmati.php |title=Jinaagam Saar }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.jambudweep.org/online/read-online-books |title=Read Online Books }}</ref> She has composed a modern{{what|date=September 2018}} ''Rite for the Five Merus''.{{sfn|Cort|2010|p=98}}
+Gyanmati practiced her skills with writing 1008 Mantras of "Sahastranam" which improved her ability.{{how|date=September 2018}} She is considered as the first Kshullika or a Jain Sadhvi in history to translate and author several Jain literature, scriptures and manuscripts.<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPmlL55RNAQC&pg=PA125 |title=Religion and Women |isbn=9780791416907 |last1=Sharma |first1=Arvind |date=January 1994 |publisher=SUNY Press }}</ref>{{page}} translated Nyaya-Ashtasahasri a renowned Sanskrit scripture, into Hindi in the year 1969 . Since then, she had written and composed more than 450 different publications ranging from auspicious quotes and thoughts to books and volumes. She has written and published 200 major books including the first two{{which|date=September 2018}} available in both Hindi and Sanskrit translations.<ref name="google.com1"/> She has also composed the Sanskrit Teeka (commentary) of the Sutras in form of sixteen books of Shatkhandagam Grantha.<ref>{{citation |url=http://jinaagamsaar.com/aariyka/gyanmati.php |title=Jinaagam Saar |access-date=1 January 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093525/http://jinaagamsaar.com/aariyka/gyanmati.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.jambudweep.org/online/read-online-books |title=Read Online Books |access-date=1 January 2016 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918234107/http://jambudweep.org/online/read-online-books |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has composed a modern{{what|date=September 2018}} ''Rite for the Five Merus''.{{sfn|Cort|2010|p=98}}
 * She was awarded honorary degree of [[Doctor of Letters]] (D.Litt.) by Avadh University, Faizabad<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rmlau.ac.in/|title=Welcome To Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University}}</ref> on 5 February 1995 for her outstanding contributions in the field of [[Literature]].
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 ==Construction activities==
-[[File:StatueOfAhimsa.jpg|thumb|[[Statue of Ahimsa]], [[Mangi-Tungi]], [[Maharashtra]]]]
+[[File:Jambudweep Rachna.jpg|thumb|[[Jambudweep]], [[Hastinapur]] ]]
-[[File:Jambudweep_Rachna.tif|thumb|[[Jambudweep]], [[Hastinapur]] ]]
 * She founded the Digambar Jain Institute of Cosmographic Research in 1972 with an aim of constructing a monumental model of [[Jambudvipa]] to have better understanding of [[Jain cosmology]]. It was inaugurated in 1982 and was named Jambudweep Gyan Jyoti.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/jainism-in-india/uttar-pradesh/hastinapur/877-jambudweep-complex|title=Jambudweep Complex|work=Jain Heritage Centres - Celebrating Jain Heritage.....Globally!|access-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207032338/http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/jainism-in-india/uttar-pradesh/hastinapur/877-jambudweep-complex|archive-date=7 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2018}}
 * Bhagwan Rishabhdev Samavsaran Shrivihar was consecrated after the tour of the whole India in April 1998 at Kevalgyan Kalyanak temple of Deeksha Tirth-Prayag at Delhi.
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 * {{citation |last=Cort |first=John |author-link=John E. Cort |title=Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0IF2CAAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=2010 |orig-year=1953 |isbn=978-0-19-538502-1 }}
 * http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-world-s-tallest-idol-of-jain-teerthankar-lord-rishabhdeva-to-be-sanctified-2176519
-*http://m.timesofindia.com/city/nashik/CM-takes-aerial-view-of-108-ft-idol/articleshow/51020562.cms
+*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/CM-takes-aerial-view-of-108-ft-idol/articleshow/51020562.cms ]
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v t e Jain monks and nuns
Pattavali Ganadhara Indrabhuti Gautama Sudharmaswami Bhadrabahu Umaswati
Digambara monks
Branches	Mula Sangha Balatkara Gana Kashtha Sangha Taran Panth Bispanthi Digambara Terapanth Yapaniya Kanji Panth
Ancient	Dharasena Kundakunda Samantabhadra Pushpadanta Bhutabali Vattakera
Medieval	Amritchandra Bhadrabahu II Gunabhadra Pujyapada Nemichandra Virasena Jinasena Jayasena Akalanka Manatunga Ravisena Kumudendu Harisena Aparajita Yativṛṣabha Prabhācandra Vidyananda Taran Svami
Modern	Acharya Shantisagar Deshbhushan Vidyasagar Guptinandi Gyansagar Aryanandi Muni Kshamasagar Pragyasagar Pramansagar Sudhasagar Tarun Sagar Kshullak Ganeshprasad Varni Jinendra Varni Aryika Gyanmati
Śvetāmbara ascetics
Gacchas	Upkeśa Gaccha Tapa Gaccha Kharatara Gaccha
Ancient	Keśiśramanācharya Swayamprabhasuri Ratnaprabhasuri Bhadrabahu Sthulabhadra Jinabhadra Devardhigani Siddhasena Vimalsuri
Medieval	Haribhadra Bappabhattisuri Hemachandra Aryarakshitsuri Kalyansagarsuri Yashovijaya Jinadattasuri Jinaharsha Anandghan Hiravijaya Manatunga Vidyamandansuri Udayaratna
Modern	Buddhisagarsuri Chandrashekhar Vijay Jambuvijaya Mahāprajña Mahashraman Prem Suri Vimalsagarsuri Ramchandra Suri Rajendrasuri Ratnasundarsuri Kalapurnasuri Tulsi Vijayanandsuri Nemisuri Vallabhsuri Daulatsagarsuri