Kanji Swami
Male, Deceased Person
1889 – 1980
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Who was Kanji Swami?
Kanji Swami was a mystical Jain teacher. He was the founder of the Kanji Panth within the Digambar Jain tradition. He influenced the practice of swadhyaya among the Jain laity.
He was born a Sthanakvasi Jain and was initiated as a Sthanakvasi monk. He was deeply influenced by the works of Pandit Todarmal and Samayasar of Acharya Kundakunda in 1932. He later used these Digamabar Jain principles in his discourses formulate his philosophy. His movement later emerged as a new sub-sect which followed Digambar Jain Principles.
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