Deshbhushan

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Acharya Shri Deshbhushan Ji Maharaj
Acharya Shri Deshbhushan ji
Personal
Born	Balagauda 1905 Kothali, Karnataka
Died	(1987-05-28)28 May 1987 (aged 81) Kothali, Karnataka
Religion	Jainism
Parents	Satyagauda (father) Akka Devi (mother)
Sect	Digambara
Religious career
Successor	Acharya Vidyananda
Ascetics initiated	Acharya Vidyananda
Initiation	1936 Kunthalgiri, Maharashtra by Acharya Jaikirti ji

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Acharya Deshbhushan (Hindi: आचार्य देशभूषण) was a Digambara Jain Acharya of 20th century who composed and translated many Kannada scriptures to Hindi and Sanskrit. He initiated and elevated several Jain monks and nuns like Shwetpichhi Acharya Vidyananda ji^[1] and Gyanmati Mataji. He is renowned for his remarkable translations of Kannada scriptures to Sanskrit and Hindi. He is the first Digambara Acharya to visit and address the Indian Parliament in the year 1974 along with the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.