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Jainism : The Cosmic Vision 1906 the first Conference of Sthanakvasis met at Ajmer. As an attempt to unite Jain sects of all India, the Young Men's Association was founded in 1899 AD. In 1910 it was named Bharat Jain Mahamandal. As a result of Yugadarshi Acharya Shri Vijayvallabhasuriji's inspiration, the Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya was established. This institution which started working with fifteen Students and in a rented house on 18-61915 gave to the new generation not only religious education and culture, but also facilities for higher education and, thus, it made a great contribution to social uplift. Besides two hostels in Bombay, this institution has its five branches in Ahmedabad, Pune, Vadodara, Vallabh Vidyanagar and Bhavnagar. In collaboration with Pujya Agamprabhakar Muniraj Shri Punyavijayaji the big scheme of Jain Agama Granthamala along with extension of studies was undertaken by it and thus it made a special contribution in the field of publication of literature. Shri Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya stands as a lasting memorial to Acharya Shri Vijayvallabhasuriji's eager longing for social uplift and his ardent desire for dissemination of knowledge.
Jain libraries are not only store-house of books, but their founders and preservers make admirable efforts to store books of all sects. Important old books of Buddhistic and Brahminic sects, which are not found elsewhere, are found in Jain libraries. They collected not only books of paper-sheets, but also thousands of books written on palm-leaves. Jains of Gujarat did the toilsome work of preserving whole accumulations of books. In a number of cities, big and small, of Mahagujarat, one finds one or more Jain libraries and cities like Patan, Ahmedabad, Limbdi, Bhavnagar and Khambhat are very famous for their
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