kAnchi Jagadguru attained mahAsamAdhi on 9:00 am 28-02-2018, Shukla Trayodashi

Pranams,

Kanchi Kamakoti Pitha Sankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Mahaswami attained Siddhi (mahAsamAdhi) at 9:00 am 28-Feb-2018 on Shukla Trayodashi

Jagadguru's antim darshana is being live streamed on Sri Sankara TV.

Kanchi Sankaracharya was personally selected by his great guru Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswathi Mahaswami, who was often called as the walking God. Unlike other Shankaracharyas, Kanchi Shankaracharya came out of matha and did a lot of social work. Acharya build hospitals, educational institutions and carried out other humanitarian services. Kanchi Shankaracharya ji was also involved in Ayodhya Ram Mandir Issue, which alas could not be errected in his life time.

Acharya ji was a strong force who stood against missionaries and was so targetted by them by framing him in fake murder case. Even at the age of 70 years Acharya was made to sit for 4-5 hours on a wooden table and was continuously grilled by police  As a head of matha he had to carry out certain daily nitya anusthana-s (certain daily procedures). Police didn't allowed him to carry them too. High court didnt grant him bail. But when they approached supreme court, he was immediately granted bail on the same day and was later acquitted due to lack of evidences. 

A great activist Shri Rajiv Dixit ji had met Kanchi Shankaracharya. He has also exposed the work of Christian Missionaries.

youtu.be/wWdhsmqS83s  - Why Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi ji was targetted (4.23 min video)

https://youtu.be/nVHmw1o9AoI  - exposing Christian Missionaries (29.21 min video).

Other than social and humanitarian activities, it was under his leadership and guidance that a great collection of 50 years of discourses of Kanchi Paramacharya Sri Chandrashekharendra Mahaswami, who was known as 'the walking God' were published on birth centenary celebration of Kanchi Paramacharya in Tamil as a 7 volume set titled 'Deivathin Kural' meaning 'The voice of God' by Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans. This was later translated in English as 'Voice of God'. Out of 7 volumes, 2 volumes were extracted as were published as 'Hindu Dharma' and 'The Guru Tradition'. Hindu Dharma is available online at their website. 

http://www.kamakoti.org/misc/hindudharma.html

A chapter is missing in the online version.

Part 20: Hindu Dharma: Varna Dharma For Universal Well-Being

Chapter 2: Caste according to the Vedas and the Gita

Please find it here.

https://indiaspirituality.blogspot.in/2013/10/missing-chapter-in-online-version-of.html

A great devotee Ra. Ganapathy traveled with Paramacharya for over 50 years and penned his discourses. My koti koti pranams to such a dedicated and pious Atman through whom we get a treasure of knowledge in the form of Hindu Dharma'. This book explains Sanatana Dharma from traditional viewpoint as propagated by Adi Sankaracharya bhagavapada.

We have collected his photos old and the recent onces with antim darshan and uploaded on Google drive :

https://goo.gl/nTR18M

Few images for antim darshan are posted here

Some more pictures of Kanchi Shankaracharya

 

If you have wish to share some photos with us please share on indiaspirituality@gmail.com

There are some other pictures of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi ji on the web. Please find links below

https://srijayendraperiyava.wordpress.com/2017/09/13/60th-year-of-peetarohanam-of-hh-jayendra-saraswathi-swamigal/
http://vandeguruparamparaam.blogspot.in/2017/01/rare-pictures-of-pudhu-periyava-and.html
https://vandeguruparamparaam.wordpress.com/2018/01/07/young-bala-periyava/
https://mahaperiyavaa.blog/2015/11/06/hh-jayendra-saraswathi-swamigals-rare-photos-and-paper-clippings/

With Dvaita Acharya Sri Vishvesha Theertha Swamiji
http://shivallibrahmins.com/great-acharyas/sri-sri-vishvesha-theertha-swamiji/attachment/41/