Parasmuni

Name

Shri. Pāras Kumar

2.

Father’s Name

Shri. Bābulalji Bāfna, Petlāvād [Madhya Pradesh, India]

3.

Mother’s Name

Smt. Sohandevi Bāfna, Petlāvād [M. P. India]

4.

Date & Place Of Birth

30th Jan 1955, Sunday Ie., Vikram Samvat 2011 [Veer Samvat 2481] Māgh Sud Saptami, At Petlāvād [M. P.]

5.

Diksha/ Initiation Into Sainthood

Initiation As Monk As Per Jain Injunctions On Vikram Samvat 2027 Mahā Sud Panchami [Vasant Panchami], Ie., 31st Jan 1971, Sunday At Khambāt, Gujarat In Barwāla Sampradāy [School/Group] Under Param Pūjya Ācharya Bhagwān Shree Champak Muniji Mahārāj Sāheb (M. S.)

6.

Tapasyā/ Tapascharyā [Austerities/ Penance]

1.  PACHOLE KA 1 VARSHITAPA* [One Year Continuous Fasting Observed By
     Intake Food Once In 5 Days]

2.  CHĀR KA 1 VARSHITAPA [One Year Continuous Fasting Observed By Intake
      Food Once In 4 Days]

3.  TELE/ TEEN KA 1 VARSHITAPA [One Year Continuous Fasting Observed By
      Intake Food Once In 3 Days]

4.  CHHAŢ/ DO KA 1 VARSHITAPA [One Year Continuous Fasting Observed By
      Intake Food Once In 2 Days]

5.  1 UPVĀS KA ANEK BĀR VARSHITAPA [Several One Year Continuous Fasting’s
     Observed wherein there was Food Intake Every Alternate Day Only] which also
     included therein the foll:
    
     a. 34 MĀSKSHAMAN’s [Continuous Fasting For One Month Only
         On Boiled Water, that too between Sunrise past 48 Mins. To Sunset];

     b. Austerity Comprising of 41 Days Continuous Fasting Only On
         Boiled Water, that too between Sunrise past 48 Mins. To Sunset;

     c. Several Austerities [Tapascharyā’s] of SOLBHATTĀ’s ie., 16 Days Continuous
        Fasting Only On Boiled Water, that too between Sunrise past 48 Mins. To
        Sunset; And

     d. Several Austerities [Tapascharyā’s] of ATTHĀYI’s ie., 8 Days Continuous
        Fasting Only On Boiled Water, that too between Sunrise past 48 Mins. To
        Sunset

*Note: Varshitapa Is A Tapascharyā/ Penance/ Austerity Of Fasting [Observed For One Full Indian Calendar Year, merely On Boiled Water, that too between Sunrise past 48 Mins. To Sunset & Never Consuming Any Form Of Diet for any 2 Days In A Row during this entire 1 year period]

7.

Shāstra Gyān [Knowledge Of Religious Scriptures]

a.  IN-DEPTH & PROFOUND STUDY/ KNOWLEDGE, CONTEMPLATION &  
     INSIGHT OF 32 ĀGAM’s, NYĀY [Justice] & Several Other Scriptures    
     [Thokdā’s, etc]; 
                AND
b.  MEMORIZATION OF 14 SHĀSTRA’s [SCRIPTURES]

8.

Literary Contibution As Author Of Several Books Including The Following

a.  UDAY-ASTA [In Hindi]
b.  SUVICHĀR BODHĀMRUT In Hindi]
c.  CHAMPAK-VĀTIKA [SONGS] [Parts 01, 02 & 03] [In Hindi]
d.  ANU MEIN SE MERU [In Gujarati]
e.  SHRUT SŪRYA KI KIRAŅE [Parts 01 & o2] [In Hindi]
g.  MUKTAKON KĀ MADHUVAN [In Hindi]

9.

Inspiration Into Vairāgya [Renunciation]

a.  8 Shrāvika’s and 4 Shrāvak’s got initiated into Sainthood with the inspiration of
     P. P. Gurudevshreeji; and
b.  2 Shrāvika’s and 5 Shrāvak’s got initiated into Sainthood with KAREMI BHANTE!
     Vow From P. P. Gurudevshreeji 

10.

Linguistic Proficiency

IN SANSKRIT, PRĀKRIT, HINDI, GUJARĀTI, MARĀTHI, MARWĀDI, etc.

11.

Areas Covered By Bare-Feet Vihār’s

STATES OF: GUJARĀT (Inclu. SAURĀSHTRA), MAHĀRĀSHTRA, MADHYA PRADESH, RAJASTHĀN, KARNĀTAKA, ĀNDHRA PRADESH & TAMILNADU