• Shravanabelagola seer Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka passes away

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    Shravanabelagola seer Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka passes away
    Sri Charukeerthi, also known as Jain Bhattaraka Swamiji, had a large following throughout the country.

    Digital Desk: Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji of the Shravanabelagola Jain Math passed away due to illness.

    The seer was admitted to Adichunchanagiri Hospital in Bellur and was being treated there. However, the seer did not respond to the treatment and died.

    When the pontiff of Adichunchanagiri Math, Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, learned of the seer's death, he rushed to Bellur.

    Sri Charukeerthi, also known as Jain Bhattaraka Swamiji, had a large following throughout the country.

    Ratnavarma, the seer, was born on May 3, 1949. He was 73. He was a Sanskrit and Kannada scholar, as well as an expert in Jain philosophy. Mysore University awarded him an MA in History, and Bangalore University awarded him an MA in Philosophy.