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Acharya Shri Vidyasagarji Maharaj is one of the best known modern Jain Acharya.
Background
He was born as Vidyadhar on 10 October 1946 on sharad Purnima in Sadalga, District Belgaum, Karnataka.
His father was Shri Mallappa (Mallinath), who later became Muni Mallisagar. His mother Shrimanti later became Aryika Samayamati.
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Career
He is known both for his scholarship and tapasya. Despite of being in a modern age, he is known for his hard austerity and long hours in meditation. He was initiated as a monk at the age of twenty-two by Acharya Gyansagar, who belonged to the lineage of Acharya Shantisagar, at Ajmer in 1968.
He was elevated to the Acharya status in 1972.
Acharya Vidyasagara is an expert in Sanskrit, Prakrit and several modern languages such as Hindi, Marathi and Kannada.
He has been a prolific author in Hindi and Sanskrit.
He also authored nealy 700 Haiku poems which are unpublished.