Risabha Deva: The Founder of Jainism

C.R. Jain was born on 6th Aug, 1867 to parents L. Chandra Mal and smt. Parvati Devi at Delhi. He was adopted as a son by L. Sohanlal Bankelal at the age of seven and married to the daughter of Barrister Pyare Lal Jain when he was only 13 years' old. C.R. Jain went to England to study Law in 1892 and returned back as Barrister in 1897. He practised at Delhi, Moradabad, Amritsar, and Hardoi in U.P. In 1913 he studied Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and made a thorough study of jain Concepts. He was a powerful orator. He wrotw several books important among were-'The Key of Knowledge', 'Con-fluence of Opposites ', Gems of Islam', 'Jaina Logic', 'Faith, Knowledge and Conduct', 'Jaina Penance', 'House-holder's Dharma', 'Jaina Law', etc. He had bad health as TB patient and returned back to India from England. He passed away on 2nd June, 1942 in Karachi. He was hailed as "Ocean of Wisdom".