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Personal
Born	(1979-11-26)26 November 1979 Jaipur, Bhavnagar State, British India
Died	16 February 2023(2023-02-16) (aged 43) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Religion	Jainism
Parents	Motichand Bhai (father) Ujamba (mother)
Sect	Digambar
Notable work(s)	Jain scholar, philosopher and spiritual leader

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Godha (1979–2023) was a teacher of Jainism. He was deeply influenced by the Samayasāra of Kundakunda in 1932. He lectured on these teachings for 45 years to comprehensively elaborate on the philosophy described by Kundakunda and others. He was given the title of "Koh-i-Noor of Kathiawar" by the people who were influenced by his religious teachings and philosophy.

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Godha

Biography

Early years

Worked as a lecturer of Jain Philosophy in Jaipur. Played a role of an editor of periodicals and also writer or editor of various books on Jainism. Has acknowledged the values of Jainism by giving discourses to the people of India from 1993-present and USA and Canada through teleconferencing from 2010-present. Enlightened the people of various areas of the USA like Dallas, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Miami, Orlando, New Jersey, Washington D.C, Atlanta, Toronto, and Edmonton about Jain values by visiting there and holding lectures and study groups. Has also attended more than 50 various conferences held in the U.S, Canada, U.K & India. I have received many awards such as the "Yuva Vidwad Ratan award" by Akhil Bhartiya Vidwat Parishad. My main goal is to dedicate my life to doing research on Jainism and promote principles of non-violence in India and in abroad.

Legacy

Main article: Jaipur Jain temple

The Digambara Jaina Svādhyāya Mandira was built in 1937. It houses the text Samayasāra in the main temple and the words of Kundakunda's five main treatises have been engraved on its walls. A temple dedicated to Jain Tirthankara Simandhara was consecrated in 1941. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Godha travelled throughout India where he gave discourses and consecrated many temples. Jaipur is a major centre. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Godha has many followers in the Jain diaspora. They generally regard themselves simply as Digambara Jains, more popularly known as Mumukshu, following the mystical tradition of Kundakunda and Pandit Todarmal.

See also

• Taran Panth

References

Sources

• Bronkhorst, Johannes (1993), The Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-1114-0
• Dundas, Paul (2002), The Jains, Library of religious beliefs and practices, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-26605-5
• Johnson, W.J. (1995), Harmless Souls: Karmic Bondage and Religious Change in Early Jainism with Special Reference to Umāsvāti and Kundakunda, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-1309-0
• Mahony, William (1997), The Artful Universe: An Introduction to the Vedic Religious Imagination, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-3580-9