Acharya mahapragya biography of martin

Teacher of Jainism

Acharya Shri Mahapragya (Hindi: आचार्य महाप्रज्ञĀcārya mahapragya) (14 June 1920 – 9 May 2010) was the tenth head of the Śvetāmbara Terapanth order of Jainism.^[1] Mahapragya was a saint, yogi, spiritual leader, philosopher, author, orator, and poet.^[2]

He began his life of religious reflection and development as a Jain monk at the age of ten.^[3] Mahapragya played a major role in Anuvrat movement launched by his GuruAcharya Tulsi in 1949, and became the acknowledged leader of the movement in 1995.^[4] Acharya Mahapragya formulated the well organized Preksha meditation system in the 1970s,^[5] and developed the "Science of Living" education system which is a practical approach for the balanced development of a student and his character building.^[6]

He traversed more than 100,000 km on foot covering more than 10,000 villages reaching out to the masses spreading the message of harmony