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________________ ૭૦ નગરશેઠ શાંતિદાસ ઝવેરી also of a religious character, is that, in 1630 (s. 1686), this magnate used his great influence to secure for his religious guru, Muktisagar, the dignity of an acharya at the hands of the great pontiff Vijayadevasuri, the successor of the more famous Vijayase. nsuri. The ceremony took place at Ahmedabad in the temple of Mahavir Swami, and on this occassion Mukti. sagar assumed the new name of Rajsagarsuri, under which he is known in the history of the Jain church in the 17th century. Rajsagarsuri also became the founder of a special gaccha or Jain sect in Gujarat which came to be known as the Sagargaccha, and which counted Shantidas among its foremost followers. We are told that the latter's nephew, Vastupal, the son of Vardha. man, spent a large amount in celebration of the accessiin of of Muktisagar to the suripad at Ahmedabad." –“HOG', Vol.-II, p. 143; “SHG', p. 54–55 ૧૪. શ્રી રાજસાગરસૂરિનિર્વાણ-રાસ', ઢાળ-૯; કડી ૯-૧૧ (“એમૂકાસ', પૃ. ૫૮) ૧૫. મૂળ રાસમાં આ વિગતે નીચેની કડીઓમાં રજૂ થઈ છે – “શ્રી સુત શાંતિદાસને, વરધમાનને સાર; વલી વિશેષ વાઘજી તણે, સદ્ગ મિલિ કીઓ વિચાર. ૧ ભગવાનજીનઈ ભગતિર્યું, પધરાવી જઈ અત્ર; ચઉમાસામાં ચીખલઈ નિત કિમ જઈઈ તત્ર. ઇમ સમઝીનિ સંચર્યું, પધરાવ્યા ભગવન; મુલાસેઠ ઉપાસરિ, મહેચ્છવ કરઈ મહાજન” ૧૬. ગૃપા', પૃ. ૪૦૦-૪૧ Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.005603
Book TitleNagarsheth Shantidas Zaveri
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorMalti K Shah
PublisherGurjar Granthratna Karyalay
Publication Year1987
Total Pages250
LanguageGujarati
ClassificationBook_Gujarati
File Size5 MB
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