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112 Jaina Religion: Its Historical Journey of Evolution
Terăpantha sects, the other three traditions; important from the point of view of cultural history of Jaina religion, which grew and developed in the beginning, middle and the later part of the 2014 century, are:
(i) Predominantly spiritual tradition of Srimad Rajchandra's Kavipantha, (ii) Niscayanaya dominated Kanjipantha of Kanjiswami who left Sthānakavāsī sect and joined Banarasi Das's Digambara Terāpantha and gave it a new lease of life. (iii) Dada Bhagawan's sect established by A.M. Patel. All these three sects, however, basically developed with a spiritualistic outlook. Srimad Rajchandra whom Mahatma Gandhi gave the status of 'Guru' enlightened the masses on spiritually dominated essential elements of Jainism. He was not for establishing any new sect but was purely for awakening the individual's spirituality. Srimad Rajchandra was a man full of spiritual wisdom and a natural and extempore poet. Thus the class of his followers came to be known as Kavipantha. Kanjiswami after studying Acārya Kundakunda's text like 'Samayasāra' tried to spread the spiritualistic outlook of Banarasi Das and of Srimad Rajchandra amongst the masses. But where Srimad Rajchandra gave equal emphasis on Niścaya and Vyavahāra nayas, Kanjiswami laid
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