Gyanmati mataji biography channel

Indian Jain nun

Gyanmati Mataji (Jñānamati) is an Indian Jain religious guru Aryika (nun) from India.^[2] She is known for being a prolific author and the construction of several Jain temples including the Jambudweep temple complex at Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh, Ayodya Jain^[3][4] and the Statue of Ahimsa at Mangi Tungi in Maharashtra.

Early life

Gyanmati was born as Maina on 22 October 1934 in Tikait Nagar in Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh,^[5] in a Jain family of Mohini Devi and Chotelal. She was influenced by Padmanandi Panchvinshatika, an ancient Jain scripture gifted by her grandparents on the marriage of her mother.

On 2 October 1952, on the day of Sharad Purnima, she was initiated as a Brahmacharini at Barabanki district by the DigambaraJain acharyaDeshbhushan.

Education

Since her early childhood, Gyanmati started learning Sanskrit with Katantra style of linguistics or lipi generally referred as Aindra Scho