Acharya Mahapragya, the tenth Acharya of Jain Swetembar Terapanth Samaj Shree Acharya Mahapragya passed away on May 9, 2010. He was ninety years old. Acharya Mahapragya is the is the superme head of Jain Swetembar Terapanth group. He was born on June 14, 1920 to Tola ram Choraria and Baluji at the village of Tamkor in the Jhunjhunu district. He was called Nathmal by his family. His father died when he was two and half months old. Her mother always took great care of her. From his early age, he was very interested in studying but he did not receive any formal education as there was no school in Tamkor. He died at Sardar Shar of Rajasthan. The 10th Acharya Mahapragya have been promoting non-violence and lead Ahimsa Yatra movement. He walked 100,000 km on foot and went to more than 10,000 villages and preached people about harmony and peace. He walked all over India. Prior to him it was Acharya Tulsi who also traveled by foot and Acharya Mahapragya continued it.
In the 1970s, he established Preksha meditation system. He is also the head of the Jain Vishva Bharati University. Indian television regularly broadcast his discourses.
