PM Modi Gets Emotional While Remembering Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj At BJP's National Meet: WATCH

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi got emotional as he paid homage to Jain monk Acharya Shri 108 Vidyasagar Maharaj while dressing BJP National Convention 2024 on Sunday, February 18 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. 

Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj bread his last on Sunday. As he paid tributes to Jain seer, PM Modi said that he h never thought that he would not get an opportunity to meet him again. 

"After getting information about his death, everyone is deeply sdened. For me, this is a personal loss. I got to meet him and take guidance from him a lot of times. When last time, I visited him, I was not aware that I would not be able to have his darshan ever again," said PM Modi while dressing at National Convention of Bharatiya Janata Party. 

Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj embraces death

Jain monk Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj bread his last at Chandragiri Teerth in Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district after undertaking 'sallekhna'. Sallekhna is a Jain religious practice involving voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification. 

"Maharaj was staying at teerth in Dongargarh for last six months and was unwell for last few days. For last three days, he was observing sallekhna, a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death, and h quit intake of food and liquids. According to Jainism, it is a vow taken for spiritual purification," statement by teerth said.