Acharya Mahashraman

Acharya Mahashraman, born in 1962 in Sardarshahar, Rajasthan, has been the eleventh Acharya and head of the Svetambara Terapanth order since 2010, succeeding Acharya Mahapragya. He guides the order's monks, nuns and samanis, and leads its programmes of Anuvrat, small vows of ethical living, Preksha meditation and Jeevan Vigyan, the Science of Living. Travelling on foot, as Terapanth monks do, he has led a long Ahimsa Yatra, a journey for non-violence, through India, Nepal and Bhutan. He teaches mainly in Hindi.