Vice-President Radhakrishnan attends Acharya Shantisagar centenary at Shravanabelagola
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan attended the centenary commemoration of Acharya Shri 108 Shantisagar Maharaj's 1925 visit to Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, on 9 November 2025 and unveiled an idol of the Acharya.
Summary
Acharya Shantisagar Maharaj visited Shravanabelagola in 1925 for the Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony, and Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan praised his role in revitalising the Digambara tradition and his life as an embodiment of Ahimsa, Aparigraha and Anekantavada. The Vice-President highlighted Shravanabelagola's 2,000-year Jain heritage and its Bahubali statue, recalled Chandragupta Maurya's renunciation there, and praised the government's recognition of Prakrit as a classical language and the digitisation of manuscripts under the Gyan Bharatam Mission.
Key facts
- Event
- Centenary of Acharya Shantisagar's 1925 visit
- Place
- Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
- Original visit
- 1925, for the Mahamastakabhisheka
- Unveiled
- Idol of Acharya Shantisagar
- Mentioned
- Prakrit as classical language; Gyan Bharatam Mission
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The centenary commemorated at Shravanabelagola on 9 November 2025 marked Acharya Shantisagar Maharaj's 1925 visit for which ceremony?
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Correct answer: D — Mahamastakabhisheka
The event marked the centenary of Acharya Shantisagar Maharaj's visit to Shravanabelagola in 1925 for the Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony.
At Shravanabelagola in November 2025, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan praised the government's recognition of which language as a classical language?
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Correct answer: C — Prakrit
The Vice-President praised the recognition of Prakrit as a classical language and manuscript digitisation under the Gyan Bharatam Mission.