Deshbhushan

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

Acharya Deshbhushan (Hindi: आचार्य देशभूषण ) was a Digambara Jain Acharya of 20th century who composed and translated many kannad scriptures to Hindi. He initiated Acharya Vidyananda. 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.

Born on Mārgaśirṣa Śukla Pakṣa Pratipat of the year 1905 in Kothli district of Belgam, Karnataka at a wealthy Kshatriya family of Sh. Satya Gauda and Akka Devi Patil (Parents), Sh. Bala Gauda Patil (Balappa) completed his primary and secondary education in Hindi, English, Marathi and Kannada medium at Sadalga and Secondary Education at Gilginchi Artal High School, Belgaum with his best friend Dr. A.N. Upadhye. Both went on to receive their Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Bombay University in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages and later moved to Pune for Post-Graduation and joined Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. At this point while Sh. A.N. Upadhye decided to join as Lecturer of Prakrit at Rajaram College, Kolhapur to meet up the social and financial obligations. Bala Gauda decided to continue his further research with the help of original references which were kept intact in the custody of Jain Temples where he came in contact with Acharya Jayakirti ji and got deeply influenced by his lectures.