Jain monk who gave diksha to over 450 dies

Surat: Revered Jain monk Gunratnasuriswarji Maharaj died in the city on Tuesday morning. He was 88.
According to his followers, he was born in 1932 in Padarli village of Rajasthan and left the worldly life at the age of 21. He took diksha in 1954 in Mumbai to become a monk.
Maharaj Saheb gave diksha to 450 young people during his lifetime. “He also authored many religious books for Jain followers which include ‘Tension to Peace’, ‘Karma Teri Gati Nyar’, ‘Disha Darshak’, Jain Ramayan among others,’‘ said a Jain community leader.
His palakhi was taken out in the city on Tuesday afternoon in presence of his followers and his final rites were performed in Vesu.