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once he stood first in the Bombay Region, and in another he stood first at the National level, and was awarded prizes for the same. He had outstanding achievements to his credit and won lot of respects and appreciations from his colleague.
Widely travelled in India and Abroad, he visited practically all the religious centres “Tirths” of pilgrimage. He was a disciple of That Great Acharya Kanji Swami of Songadh. He was a voracious reader and studied all aspects of Jainism. He had good collection of books in his personal library. His intellectual and versatile personality, profound knowledge on Jainism, humanistic convictions, logical arguments used to excel in conveying the essence of Jainism in group discussions. His lucid analysis of the subject, clarity of thoughts and his ability to bring out the subtle points used to create a spellbinding effect on his listners.
Shri Jayantibhai was a pious and unassuming man. Though he was a scholar in Jain literature, he never thought of coming into lime light. Naturally therefore his book could not see the light of the day during his
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