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| Born | Kishansinh Parmar (1888-01-27)27 January 1888 Rupaheli,Mewad |
| Died | 3 June 1976(1976-06-03) (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Scholar oforientalism,archeology,indology andJainism |
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Śvētāmbara Sthānakavāsī |
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Muni Jinvijayji (27 January 1888 ― 3 June 1976) was a scholar oforientalism,archeology,indology andJainism from India.
Jinvijay was born in Rupaheli, Mewad nearUdaipur on 27 January 1888 to Vriddhisinh and Rajkumari. His birth name was Kishansinh Parmar. He lost his parents at early age and after his contact with Muni Devihans, he was interested in Jainism. He was initiated asSthanakvasi Jain monk in 1903. He was later initiated inSamvegi order ofŚvetāmbara Jain monks (Murtipujaka sect) and was given new name, Muni Jinvijay. He learnedSanskrit andPrakrit literature under Kantivijay, a Jain ascetic fromPatan, Gujarat.[1][2][3]
He renounced monkhood and decided to live as a professor.[4] He joinedGujarat Vidyapith as a principal of archeology department for few years on invitation ofMahatma Gandhi.[5] He went to Germany in 1928 to studyIndology. He returned to India in 1929. He participated in theSalt March ofIndian independence movement in 1930 and was imprisoned atNasik Jail where he metK. M. Munshi. He joinedShantiniketan as a professor of Jain literature and taught there from 1932 to 1936. He headed archeology department ofBharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1939. He became honorary director ofRajasthan Oriental Research Institute in 1950. He served as a head of history and archeology department ofGujarati Sahitya Parishad.[6] He retired in 1967. He died following lung cancer on 3 June 1976 atAhmedabad.[1][2][3]
He had published more than 20 books and edited and translated several others.[1][7][2][3]
He was awarded thePadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 1961 for his contributions in the field of literature and education.[3]
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