2014 - Birth Centenary of Acharya Tulsi - Proof Set

This post gives the details of the Proof set. For UNC Set refer to the Next post

The first release ceremony of the year 2014 saw the coins of Acharya Tulsi being released on the occasion of Birth Centenary.

Release Function: The Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram released a Commemorative Coin of Rs 20 and a circulation coin of Rs 5 to commemorate the Birth Centenary of Acharya Tulsi at a function held in Bikaner, Rajasthan.


Acharya Tulsi (October 20, 1914 – June 23, 1997) was a prominent Jain Acharya. He was the founder of the Anuvrata movement and the Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun and the author of over one hundred books.
Acharya Mahapragya and Sadhvi Kanakprabha were his disciples.
Tulsi was born in 1914 in Ladnun, in present Nagaur district of Rajasthan, to Vadana and Jhumarmal Khated. Acharya Kalugani, then the leader of the Terapanth Sangh, greatly influenced Tulsi. Tulsi took his monk’s vows at age 11. In 1936, Kalugani nominated Tulsi to be his successor, making him head of Terapanth group. During his leadership of the sangha, he initiated more than 776 monks and nuns.

In 1949 he launched the Anuvrat Movement (anu = small, vrat=vow, Anuvratas are the limited version of theMahavratas for the monks), based on the five Jain principles Truth, Nonviolence, Non-possession, Non-stealing and Celibacy as applied in their limited version for the lay people. The movement encouraged people to apply the Anuvratas in their their personal lives, even when dealing with non-religious aspects of the society. The movement also held that Dharma is not for ensuring happiness in the future lives but also for achieving happiness in the present life.


The movement has continued under the leadership of his disciple Yuvacharya Mahapragya.

Proof Set:
Coins of Rs 20 and Rs 5

UNC Set:
Coins of Rs 20 and Rs 5
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