{{Short description|Indian Jain monk (1967–2018)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox religious biography | honorific-prefix = Muni Shri 108 | honorific-suffix = Ji Maharaj | image = Trainer, motivator, author & keynote speaker ujjwal patni becomes mahatma gandhi and for 1000 gandhi event at sabarmati, ahmedabad, india with blessings of Muni Shri Tarunsagar ji, Guinness record event, october 2012.jpg | caption = Sagar ji in 2012. | religion = [[Jainism]] | sect = [[Digambara]] | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1967|06|26}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2018|09|01|1967|6|26}} | death_place = [[New Delhi]], India | birth_place = Guhanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]], India | initiator = Acharya Pushpadantsagar | initiation_place = Bagidora, [[Rajasthan]] | initiation_date = 20 July 1988 | predecessor = Acharya Pushpadantsagar | website = {{url|http://www.tarunvani.com}} }} {{Jainism}} '''Muni Tarun Sagar''' (26 June 1967 – 1 September 2018) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Digambara monk]]. His lectures are termed ''Kadve Pravachan'' (bitter discourses) because they can be candidly critical of common practices and views.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UT-CHD-HMU-NES-MAT-latest-chandigarh-news-030005-612426-NOR.html |title=कड़वे प्रवचनों का पहला कार्यक्रम सेक्टर-27 के रामलीला ग्राउंड में कल |date=23 July 2016 |work=bhaskar.com }}</ref> His lectures have been compiled and published in book series also titled ''Kadve Pravachan''. Excerpts from his discourses are often published by newspapers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri-11306912.html|title=जन्म को सुधारो, मृत्यु सुधर जाएगी: तरुण सागर 11306912|work=jagran.com}}</ref> Unlike most other Digambar Jain monks, his audience often included a majority of non-Jains. His discourses often addressed family or society issues.
==Early life== Muni Tarun Sagar was born on 26 June 1967 to Pratap Chandra Jain and Shanti Bai Jain, who were themselves inducted into the ''[[Digambara]]'' sect of ''[[Jainism]]'' by Acharya Dharmasagar, in a small village of Guhanchi in [[Damoh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=toi>{{citation |title=Shivraj Singh Chauhan fit for PM, Jain muni says at RSS function |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2013/rajasthan-assembly-elections/Shivraj-Singh-Chauhan-fit-for-PM-Jain-muni-says-at-RSS-function/articleshow/24111110.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://jainmunilocator.org/munis.php?id=17 |title=Muni Shri 108 Tarunsagar Ji Maharaj |work=Jainmunilocator.org }}</ref> At the age of 13 he was initiated as a [[Kshullak]] and a ''[[Digambara monk]]'' by ''[[Acharya (Jainism)|Acharya]]'' Pushpdant Sagar on 20 July 1988 in Bagidora, [[Rajasthan]] at the age of 20.<ref name=tie0816>{{citation |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/beyond-the-haryana-address-the-jain-muni-who-speaks-his-mind-and-finds-an-audience-3003051 |title=Beyond the Haryana address: Tarun Sagar, the Jain muni who speaks his mind, finds an audience |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=30 August 2016 }}</ref> He emerged as a prominent personality when GTV initiated a program called "Mahavira Vani".{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
He became very sick during his travels in 2007,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/i-am-healthy-says-jain-muni-tarunsagar/article1797196.ece|title=I am healthy, says Jain muni Tarunsagar|work=The Hindu|date=15 February 2007}}</ref> but at Kolhapur, he resolved to remain a Jain monk. However he started using a doli for conveyance, rather than continue to walk on foot as required.<ref>[कड़वे प्रवचन, जैन मुनिश्री तरुणसागर, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd, 4 Jul 2016]</ref>
==Discourses== In 2000, he gave an address from the Red Fort, Delhi. After wandering through Haryana (2000), [[Rajasthan]] (2001), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (2002), [[Gujarat]] (2003), [[Maharashtra]] (2004), he arrived in [[Karnataka]] in 2006 for the occasion of ''Maha Mastak Abhisheka'' celebrations at [[Shravanabelagola]] after having walked for 65-days from [[Belgaum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/i-couldnt-resist-the-magnetic-attraction-of-bahubali-jain-muni/article3240739.ece|title=I couldn't resist the magnetic attraction of Bahubali: Jain muni|work=The Hindu|date=17 January 2006}}</ref> By this time he had emerged as a "progressive Jain monk" for his criticism of violence, corruption and conservatism, and his speeches came to be called "Katu Pravachan".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/jain-seer-gets-warm-welcome/article3160160.ece|title=Jain seer gets warm welcome|work=The Hindu|date=6 March 2006}}</ref> He agreed to have his [[Chaturmas]] in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/briefly/article3133692.ece|title=Briefly|work=The Hindu|date=16 May 2006}}</ref>
In 2014, During his Agra visit, [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] Chief [[Mohan Bhagwat]] also came to meet him personally and discussed and listened to the discourse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/agra-city-jain-sant-tarun-sagar-came-at-agra-in2014-18377438.html|title=आगरा में भी किए थे तरुण सागर महाराज ने कड़वे प्रवचन, सरसंघचालक मोहन भागवत से हुई थी मुलाकात|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=2018-12-05}}</ref>
Muni Tarun Sagar has often met politicians and government officials as a guest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/jainism-practises-what-it-preaches/article1782745.ece|title=Jainism practises what it preaches|work=The Hindu|date=14 January 2007}}</ref> He has delivered his sermons [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 2010 and in [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] on 26 August 2016.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/jain-saint-uses-wit-to-prick-conscience-of-politicians/285988.html |title=Jain saint uses wit to prick conscience of politicians |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=27 August 2016 |access-date=31 August 2016 |archive-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104125817/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/jain-saint-uses-wit-to-prick-conscience-of-politicians/285988.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/29/when-another-jain-monk-addressed-a-state-legislative-assembly-an |title=When Another Jain Monk Addressed A State Legislative Assembly And There Was No Controversy |work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=29 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/muni-delivers-kadve-pravachan-in-haryana-vidhan-sabha-116082601141_1.html |title=Muni delivers 'Kadve Pravachan' in Haryana Vidhan Sabha |work=[[Business Standard]]|date=26 August 2016 |agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref>
His 2015 ''[[Chaturmas]]'' was in ''Shri 1008 Parshvanath Digambar Jain Mandir'', Sector 16, [[Faridabad]].<ref>{{citation |title=C.M.Haryana Khattar with Jain Muni Tarun Sagar Maharaj at Jain Mandir in faridabad |url=http://abtaknews.com/c-m-haryana-khattar-with-jain-muni-tarun-sagar-maharaj-at-jain-mandir-in-faridabad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725165842/http://abtaknews.com/c-m-haryana-khattar-with-jain-muni-tarun-sagar-maharaj-at-jain-mandir-in-faridabad |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-07-25 |work=abtaknews }}</ref> 108 Jain ''[[Śrāvaka (Jainism)|Śrāvaka]]'' pairs welcomed Tarun Sagar by washing his feet with 108 ''[[kalasha]]s'' in 108 plates over a 200 feet ramp.<ref>{{citation |title=200 फुट लंबे रैंप पर 108 जोड़ों ने पांव धोकर किया मुनिश्री तरुण सागर का स्वागत |url=https://www.bhaskar.com:443/news/HAR-PAN-HMU-welcome-of-munishree-tarun-sagar-5302356-PHO.html?referrer_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=18 April 2016 }}</ref>
He appeared on the talk show [[Aap ki adalat]] hosted by [[Rajat Sharma]] on 18 March 2017 where he revealed that in childhood he liked the sweet [[Jalebi]] the most.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkprKc7oVGI Jain Muni Tarun Sagar in Aap Ki Adalat With Rajat Sharma, IndiaTV, Mar 18, 2017]</ref> In childhood once going on road he listened to the voice "''tum bhi bhagwan ban sakte ho''" meaning 'you can also become God'. This was the voice of Digambar Jain monk Pushpdant Sagarji. After hearing these words, Muni Tarun Sagar ji left his home.<ref name=ndtv0317>{{citation |title=Every third Indian is corrupt, says Jain Muni Tarun Sagar in Aap Ki Adalat |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-every-third-indian-is-corrupt-says-jain-muni-tarun-sagar-in-aap-ki-adalat-372915 |work=[[India Tv]] |date=17 March 2017 }}</ref> Rajat Sharma candidly asked many questions, many related to the conduct of a Digambar Jain monk. The Muni answered without being offended, often with humor or reciting verses.
He has been candid in both criticizing and praising politicians, including [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-modi-apologize-form-wife-tarun-sagar-11284705.html|title=Modi apologize from wife: Tarun Sagar|work=jagran.com}}</ref>
==Views== Although he belonged to the ''Digambara'' sect, he promoted a non-sectarian outlook. In 2013 at Jaipur, he joined the ''[[Śvētāmbara]]'' monks during his ''chaturmas''. In 2014, he inspired a ''Dharma Sansad'', which was attended by ''Acharyas'' of ''Śvētāmbara Terapanth'', ''[[Sthānakavāsī]]'' and ''[[Murtipujaka]]'' sects.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.jainterapanthnews.in/2014/09/80.html |title=देश की राजधानी दिल्ली में जैन एकता का अनुपम अवसर : 80 जैन साधु-साध्वियों के मध्य लगी धर्म संसद |work=ABTYP Jain Terapanth News |date=14 September 2014 }}</ref>
Muni Tarun Sagar has expressed his views on Islamic traditions too. He once said that [[Love Jihad]] is a conspiracy to convert Hindu girls into Muslims.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-jain-muni-tarun-sagar-maharajs-comment-on-love-jihad-politics-12359464.html |title=तरुण सागर के लव-जिहाद संबंधी बयान पर गरमाई सियासत |work=jagran.com }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.amarujala.com/feature/samachar/national/jain-muni-tarun-sagar-statement-on-love-jihad-in-meerut-hindi-news-ap |title=हिंदू लड़कियों को मुस्लिम बनाने की साजिश है लव जिहाद |work=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=11 May 2015 }}</ref> He has also raised his opposition to the Islamic practice of [[Triple Talaq in India|Triple Talaq]].<ref name=ndtv0317/>
His other discourses were on: *Take care of death and god<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/spiritual/religion-keep-attention-to-death-and-god-11083724.html|title=मौत और भगवान का ध्यान रखो|work=jagran.com }}</ref> *Don't fall into the trap of 100<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/spiritual/religion-tarun-sagar-maharaj-discourse-11086347.html|title=सौ के फेर में नहीं पड़ें|work=jagran.com }}</ref> *[[Mohan Bhagwat]] went for blessings of Saint<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/photos/meeting-8491.html#photodetail|title=संत की शरण में भागवत|work=jagran.com }}</ref> *Jain Muni told several important things in bitter manner<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.amarujala.com/feature/samachar/national/jain-muni-tarun-sagar-statement-on-love-jihad-in-meerut-hindi-news-ap/?page=1|title=जैन मुनि ने कड़वे ढंग से बताई कई अहम बातें|work=amarujala.com }}</ref> *Jain Muni asked people to stop [[Alcoholic drink|Alcoholic beverage]] and Non-veg<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.amarujala.com/feature/samachar/national/jain-muni-tarun-sagar-statement-on-love-jihad-in-meerut-hindi-news-ap/?page=2|title=जैन मुनि ने शराब और मांस त्यागने को कहा|work=amarujala.com }}</ref>
==Works==
* He was invited to an RSS [[Vijayadashami|Vijaya Dashami]] function in [[Nagpur]] in September 2009 where he pointed out that using leather belts did not reflect non-violence. Subsequently, leather belts in the dress of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] were replaced with canvas ones.<ref>{{citation |title=RSS may step out of khaki shorts, get into designer trousers |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/rss-may-step-out-of-khaki-shorts-get-into-designer-trousers/story-acBXpVb0VWWkupfRIShX9M.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=31 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=RSS changes its style from shorts to trousers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rss-changes-its-style-from-shorts-to-trousers/article7842804.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 November 2015 }}</ref> * He got the [[List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]] [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] to agree not to open new liquor shops in Madhya Pradesh in June 2010.<ref name="tie0816" /> * He also started a movement called ''Ahimsa Mahakumbh'' to stop export of meat and leather from India.<ref>{{citation |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/14386751.cms |title=Revolutionary Saint showering blessings |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 June 2012 }}</ref> * He opposed the [[Rajasthan High Court]]'s order to impose ban on ''[[Sallekhana]]''.<ref>{{citation |last=Sharma |first=Lalit |title=Rajasthan high court bans Jain ritual of fasting unto death |url=http://hindustantimes.com/india-topstories/rajasthan-high-court-bans-jain-ritual-of-fasting-unto-death/article1-1378673.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811214252/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-topstories/rajasthan-high-court-bans-jain-ritual-of-fasting-unto-death/article1-1378673.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2015 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=10 August 2015 |location=[[Jaipur]] }}</ref> * Muni Tarun Sagar has constituted a national award - ''Tarun Kranti Puruskar'' which was awarded to Baba [[Ramdev]], [[Vijay J. Darda|Vijay Darda]] and [[Jain International Trade Organization|JITO]] in 2012 by the then [[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Gujarat CM]] [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{citation |title=CM presents 'Tarun-Kranti Puraskar' to Baba Ramdev, Vijay Darda and JITO |url=http://www.narendramodi.in/cm-presents-'tarun-kranti-puraskar'-to-baba-ramdev-vijay-darda-and-jito-4612 |date=29 July 2012 |work=narendramodi.in }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/miscellenous-india/five-people-awarded-tarun-kranti-award-1126284/|title=पांच हस्तियों को तरूण क्रंति अवार्ड|work=patrika.com|access-date=2018-12-03|language=hi-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ujjwalpatni.com/tarun-kranti-puraskar|title=Business Series Download|website=ujjwalpatni.com|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref> * He published his discourses in a book series titled ''Kadve Pravachan'' (Bitter Discourse) starting in 2003 in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref>{{citation |title= Muni Tarunsagar's 'Kadve Pravachan' burrows through hearts |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-muni-tarunsagar-s-kadve-pravachan-burrows-through-hearts-1726405 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=10 August 2012 }}</ref>{{sfn|Tarunsagar|2014}} The series has had eight volumes.<ref name="tie0816" /> His discourses are telecasted and watched in over 100 countries by the [[Jain community]].<ref name="toi" /> * [[Jyoti Amge]], who is less than 25 inches tall, released Tarun Sagar's ''Kadve Pravachan'' (Bitter Utterances), a book measuring 30 feet by 24 feet and weighing 2,000 kilograms, on 18 August 2013 in [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{citation |title=Indian media: Interest in 'militant' arrest |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-23751411 |work=[[BBC]] |date=19 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/shortest-woman-releases-biggest-book/article5036646.ece|title=Shortest woman releases biggest book|work=The Hindu|date=19 August 2013}}</ref>
===Newspaper articles=== He has got many of his articles published in newspapers. Some of them are: *Jealousy fetches you nothing<ref>{{citation |url=http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/astro/holy-discourse/teachings-of-jain-muni-tarun-sagar-ji/articleshow/17583957.cms|title=ईर्ष्या से कुछ नहीं मिलता|work=Navbharat Times }}</ref> *Don't be egoistic because of your money!<ref>{{citation |url=http://hindi.webdunia.com/indian-religion-sant-pravachan/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82-112042700021_1.htm|title=कडवे प्रवचन : धन का अहंकार न करें!|work=hindi.webdunia.com }}</ref> *Dharma seems necessary?<ref>{{citation|url=http://satsanglive.com/dharma-zaruri-hai|title=धर्म जरूरी लगता है?|work=satsanglive.com|access-date=8 August 2015|archive-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325215805/http://satsanglive.com/dharma-zaruri-hai/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *I am not Anti-Pandit but Anti-Hypocrisy<ref>{{citation|url=http://satsanglive.com/tarunsagarji-thoughts-2|title=मैं पंडितों का नहीं उनके पाखंड का विरोधी हूं : मुनि तरुणसागर|work=satsanglive.com|access-date=8 August 2015|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910024501/http://satsanglive.com/tarunsagarji-thoughts-2|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Where there is bickering, there is hell<ref>{{citation |url=http://satsanglive.com/muni-tarun-sagar-03 |title=जहां तर्क है, वहां नर्क है : मुनि तरुणसागर |work=satsanglive.com |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044249/http://satsanglive.com/muni-tarun-sagar-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
There is a famous discourse on The [[Crematory]] by him.<blockquote>"''श्मशान गांव के बाहर नहीं, बल्कि शहर के बीच चौराहे पर होना चाहिए । श्मशान उस जगह होना चाहिए जहां से आदमी दिन में 10 बार गुजरता है ताकि जब- जब वह वहां से गुजरे तो वहां जलती लाशे और अधजले मुर्दों को देख कर उसे भी अपनी मृत्यु का ख्याल आ जाए और अगर ऐसा हुआ तो दुनिया के 70 फ़ीसदी पाप और अपराध शब्द खत्म हो जाएंगे। आज का आदमी भूल गया है कि कल उसे मर जाना है तुम कहते जरूर होगी एक दिन सभी को मर जाना है। तुम कहते जरूर होगी कि एक दिन मर जाना है, पर उन मरने वालों में तुम अपने आप को अपने को कहा गिनते हो?"'' Means "The cemetery should not be outside the village, but on the intersection between the city. Cremation should be in place from which man passes ten times a day so that when he passes through there, seeing the burning flame and the dead body, he should also consider his death and if this happens then 70 per cent of the world's sin And the word 'crime' will end. Today's man has forgotten that tomorrow he is going to die, you must say that one day everyone is going to die, but in those who are dying do you count your own self?"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-45380393|title='कड़वे प्रवचन' देने वाले तरुण सागर का निधन|date=2018-09-01|work=BBC News हिंदी|access-date=2018-12-05|language=en-GB}}</ref> </blockquote>
<blockquote>Another famous comment was about cross border terrorism while addressing haryana assembly.</blockquote> <blockquote>"पहली बार जो गलती करे वो अज्ञान, दूसरी बार जो गलती करे वह नादान, तीसरी बार जो गलती करे वह शैतान, बार बार जो गलती करे वह पाकिस्तान, ओर हर बार जो क्षमा करे वो हिंदुस्तान।"<ref>{{Citation|title=Off Centre: Tarun Sagar Maharaj on Pakistan|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TroIlS3QDWE|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref></blockquote>
==Awards and titles== He has been declared a state guest in Madhya Pradesh (2002), Gujarat (2003), Maharashtra and Karnataka. He got the title of ''krantikari'' (revolutionary) at a religious gathering in Karnataka, and Rashtra Sant in 2003 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.<ref name=tie0816/>
==Legacy== On 29 July 2012, in Ahmedabad, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi, presented the Tarun Kranti Puraskar to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2012/07/29/in-pictures-narendra-modi-tarun-sagar-maharaj-baba-ramdev-vijay-darda/|title=In pictures: Narendra Modi, Tarun Sagar Maharaj, Baba Ramdev, Vijay Darda|date=29 July 2012|work=deshgujarat.com}}</ref>
==Reception== While he was in Karnataka, journalist Seetharam, in his column "Suttha Mutha" ridiculed Jainism and Jain Muni Tarun Sagar in the eveninger [[Karavali Ale]], who was charged under sections 153 (A), 153 (B) and 295 (A) of Indian Penal Code.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/journalist-wife-in-judicial-custody/article1806183.ece|title=Journalist, wife in judicial custody|work=The Hindu|date=5 March 2007}}</ref>
In August 2016, Tarun Sagar was invited to address the Haryana Assembly by both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party members.<ref>{{citation |title=Vishal Dadlani's sarcastic tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar backfires, musician vows to quit politics |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/vishal-dadlani-jain-monk-tarun-sagar-nude-arvind-kejriwal/1/750447.html |work=[[India Today]]|date=28 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Jain leader Tarun Sagar's address in Haryana Assembly |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tarun-sagar-jain-religious-leader-monsoon-session-female-foeticide-eradication-haryana-assembly-3006769 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=1 September 2016 }}</ref> He talked about social and political issues and evoked applause and laughter from lawmakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-monsoon-session-laced-with-humour-jain-monk-drives-bitter-messages-home/story-kkOSVc2ZHf0hUR1BsEYEMN.html|title=In address to Haryana assembly, Jain monk talks about Pakistan, sex ratio|date=27 August 2016|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The event caused a number of tweets critical of Muni Tarun Sagar because of his nudity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/haryana/story/tarun-sagar-jain-monk-nude-speech-haryana-assembly-337513-2016-08-27|title=Monk, in nude, addresses Haryana assembly, leaves Twitterati furious over misogynist anaology|work=India Today}}</ref> Most notable were the tweets by [[Vishal Dadlani]], the musician and a leading [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] supporter,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/apologizing-for-his-tweets-yet-again-vishal-dadlani-writes-an-open-letter-for-monk-tarun-sagar-260964.html|title=Apologizing For His Tweets Yet Again, Vishal Dadlani Writes An Open Letter For Monk Tarun Sagar|work=The Times of India|date=September 2016}}</ref> and the Congress leader [[Tehseen Poonawala]].<ref>{{citation |title=Punjab, Haryana HC refuses to stay arrest of singer Vishal Dadlani, Congress activist |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjab-haryana-hc-refuses-to-stay-arrest-of-singer-vishal-dadlani-congress-activist-3031763 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=15 September 2016 }}</ref> As a result, 27 police complaints were filed against Dadlani and Poonawala.<ref name=it0816>{{citation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/vishal-dadlani-jain-guru-tarun-sagar-jains-arvind-kejriwal-haryana-assembly-tehseen-poonawala-337706-2016-08-28 |title=Hurt religious sentiments: 27 police complaints over Dadlani, Congress leaders remarks against Jain guru |work=[[India Today]]|date=29 August 2016 }}</ref>
The AAP Chief [[Arvind Kejriwal]] quickly disassociated with Dadlani's comments stating "I met Shri Tarun Sagar ji Maharaj last year. Our family regularly listens to his discourses on TV. We deeply respect him and his thoughts...Tarun Sagar ji Maharaj is a very revered saint, not just for Jains but everyone. Those showing disrespect is unfortunate and should stop".<ref name=it0816/> Dadlani, realizing his mistake, vowed to quit politics and apologized 33 times on-line.<ref>{{citation |title=Vishal Dadlani again apologises to Tarun Sagar for his remarks |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vishal-dadlani-again-apologises-to-tarun-sagar-for-his-remarks/articleshow/53963672.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=1 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Vishal Dadlani Meets Jain Monk Tarun Sagar To Apologise, Says 'We Are Friends Now' |url=http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/vishal-dadlanis-apology-no-3-to-jain-monk-tarun-sagar-in-person-1464513 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=21 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Dadlani Granted Anticipatory Bail, Court Says Complaint Made Only to 'Humiliate' Him |url=https://thewire.in/68244/vishal-dadlani-anticipatory-bail |work=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]] |date=23 September 2016 }}</ref> Tarun Sagar defended the right of Dadlani to criticize him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nothing-to-forgive-says-jain-monk-about-vishal-dadlani-police-disagrees-1451561|title=Nothing To Forgive, Says Jain Monk About Vishal Dadlani; Police Disagrees|work=ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=VHP condemns Vishal Dadlani's remarks on Jain monk Tarun Sagar |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/vhp-condemns-vishal-dadlanis-remarks-on-jain-monk-tarun-sagar-3004894 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=31 August 2016 }}</ref> In the same regards both Vishal Dadlani and Tehseen Poonawalla were fined of Rupees 10 lakh each for their remarks and tweets with warning not to repeat such instances in future by the Apex court of Justice.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/tweets-on-jain-monk-hc-quashes-fir-against-vishal-dadlani-tehseen-poonawalla-fines-them-rs-10-lakh-5703757/ | title=Tweets on Jain monk: HC quashes FIR against Vishal Dadlani, Tehseen Poonawalla; fines them Rs 10 lakh | date=May 2019 }}</ref>
==Death== Tarun Sagar took [[Sallekhana]] (fasted to death) on 1 September 2018 at age 51 after a long illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jain Monk Tarun Sagar Passes Away at 51 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jain-digambara-monk-tarun-sagar-dies-at-51/articleshow/65631337.cms|access-date=1 September 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
==References==
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===Sources=== *{{citation |title=Kadve Pravachan by Muni Tarunsagar |publisher=Diamond Books |last=Tarunsagar |language=Hindi |isbn=978-9351652403 |date=9 June 2014 |id= {{ASIN|9351652408|country=in}} }} *{{citation |url=http://www.jainreligion.in/buy |title=Kadve Pravachan Book by Muni Tarunsagar }}
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