Gyanmati mataji biography definition
Gyanmati Mataji (Jñānamati) is an....
'Maina' was born as the first child of Smt. Mohini Devi, the wife of Shri Chotteylal Ji Jain of Tikaitnagar (Dist.-Barabanki, U.P.) on 22nd October , the.
Gyanmati
Indian Jain nun
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 DigambaraJain acharyaDeshbhushan.
Education
Since her early childhood, Gyanmati started learning Sanskrit with Katantra style of linguistics or lipi generally referred as Aindra Scho