The 151-inch-tall statue made up of Asthadatu(eight metals with major constituent of copper) to mark 151st birth anniversary of Acharya shri Vijay Vallabhsuri.
Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri was a Jain monk. He worked in Punjab so he was given honorific Punjab Kesari.
Vallabhsuri was in Gujranwala for Chaturmas in 1947. Due to the partition of India, Gujaranwala fell in Pakistan. There was widespread communal violence across both nations.
He refused travel by plane which was arranged by the Government of India as Jain monks do not use vehicles.
He travelled by foot along with other Jains of Gujaranwala and entered India via the Wagah Border unharmed and reached Amritsar in September 1947.
Throughout his life, Vallabhsuri placed emphasis on education and inspired Jains to build more educational institutions.
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