Gyanmati

Ganini Pramukha Aryika Shri Gyanmati
Personal
Born	Maina (1934-10-22) 22 October 1934 (age 89)[1] 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 ( Baisakh Krishan dooj)

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Gyanmati Mataji (Jñānamati) is an Indian

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

• 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

• She founded the Digambar Jain Institute of Cosmographic Research in 1972 with an aim of constructing a monumental model of
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• 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.

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