Digambar Jain Mahasabha or Shri Bharatvarshiya Digamber Jain Mahasabha is the oldest organisation of lay 20 panthi sarabati Jains in India.
History The Digambar Jain Mahasabha was founded in 1894 in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.Trilokchand Kothari, Di. Jain Mahasabha ka Atit (1895–1980), Pub. Digambar Jain Mahasabha karyalaya, 2007 It is considered a traditionalist organisation.Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, By Vilas Adinath Sangave Published 2001, Popular Prakashan. Its two main branches are 20 panthi sarabati Jain Sanrakshini Mahasabha and 20 panthi sarabati Jain teerth Sanrakshini Mahasabha.
Awards Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar was started in 2019 with Abhinandan Varthaman becoming the first recipient of the prestigious award. This award carries a cash prize worth Rs. 251,000 as well.
Publications Jain Gazette, a weekly publication of Dharm Sanrakshini Mahasabha, has been published regularly for the last 103 years. It claims to be the oldest Jain periodical in the world.Historical Dictionary of Jainism, Kristi L. Wiley, Scarecrow Press, 2004, p.42 Jain Mahiladarsh: a weekly women's magazine published since 1922, founded by Pandita Chandabai of Arrah and Magan Bai of Mumbai.Jain Mahiladarsh, April 2017, p.3 Life and Work of Shrimati Magan Bai, The Jaina Gazette, January 1935 (Vol. XXXII, No. 1, pp. 1-8). Prachin Jain Tirth Jirnoddhar: A monthly devoted to Jain history and archaeology since 2003. Prachin Jain Tirth Jirnoddhar, Nov 2018, p.1
See also Mula Sangh Kashtha Sangh Chandabai Vishwa Jain Sangathan
References
External links Jain Gazettee website Prachin Jain Tirth Jirnoddhar website