<p class="bodytext">Nispruha Sagar Muni Maharaj,75, attained Samadhi through ‘Sallekhana’ at Kuteera of Jain seers near Sri Chandranatha Swami Basadi in Dharmasthala on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was on Sallekhana Vratha (a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids) from Monday. According to Jainism, it is a vow taken for spiritual purification. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Muni Maharaj hailed from Kishangarh in Rajasthan. He had studied up to SSLC at his village. He took monastic vows as he was passionate about meditation and non-violence since childhood. He had embraced the life of a Jain Muni under the guidance of Acharya Sri Vardhaman Sagar Munimaharaj in Champapuri in 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had arrived Dharmasthala on February 3 to take part in Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony from February 9 to 18. All the members of Muni Sangha and Mathajis had observed fasting on Tuesday and were engaged in meditation. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The last rites of the seer were performed near the Basadi under the guidance of 108 Acharya Sri Vardhaman Sagar Muni Maharaj and 108 Pushpadanta Sagar Muni Maharaj.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Muni Maharaj’s children (born before he took monastic vows) Sanjay Kumar and Puneeth Kumar lit the pyre, a source said.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Nispruha Sagar Muni Maharaj,75, attained Samadhi through ‘Sallekhana’ at Kuteera of Jain seers near Sri Chandranatha Swami Basadi in Dharmasthala on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was on Sallekhana Vratha (a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids) from Monday. According to Jainism, it is a vow taken for spiritual purification. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Muni Maharaj hailed from Kishangarh in Rajasthan. He had studied up to SSLC at his village. He took monastic vows as he was passionate about meditation and non-violence since childhood. He had embraced the life of a Jain Muni under the guidance of Acharya Sri Vardhaman Sagar Munimaharaj in Champapuri in 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had arrived Dharmasthala on February 3 to take part in Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony from February 9 to 18. All the members of Muni Sangha and Mathajis had observed fasting on Tuesday and were engaged in meditation. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The last rites of the seer were performed near the Basadi under the guidance of 108 Acharya Sri Vardhaman Sagar Muni Maharaj and 108 Pushpadanta Sagar Muni Maharaj.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Muni Maharaj’s children (born before he took monastic vows) Sanjay Kumar and Puneeth Kumar lit the pyre, a source said.</p>