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His laudable services to Jain order will always be written in golden letters in the history of Jainism.
Jinacandra S ri
Jinacandra S ri succeeded Jine vara S ri, the c rya of Samvigna tradition. Jine vara S ri appointed him and Abhayadeva S ri as c ryas under the instructions of Varddham na S ri.
r Jinacandra S ri wrote a bulky text 'Samvega - Ramga 1' which consists of 18 thousand verses. It should be read and honoured by each and every person desirous of knowing and advancing on the path of spiritualism. It acts as a beacon, guiding the devotees towards the right path. The name 'Samvega Ramga ala' indicates the fact that the tradition started after the first religious reform by Varddham na Sri and continued to be called with the same name till his times.
Abhayadeva S ri
Abhayadeva S ri belonged to the 16th - 17th century V.N. and was an erudite scholar in the scriptures, a great commentator and propagator of Jain religion.
He was adorned with the title 'Nav mg V ttik ra' and well known in the Jain world by that name. Jain congregation is eternally indebted to him for the services he rendered to Jain order through his commentaries on nine Amgas (limbs) barring cr mga' and 'S trakt mga'.
r Abhayadeva S ri was born to a wealthy couple Mah dhara and Dhanadev in Vikram 1072 in Dh r nagar, a place of historical significance in M law. He was the disciple of Jine vara S ri and granddisciple (pra i ya) of Varddham na S ri and a great reformer of his times.
The author of Prabh vaka Caritra narrates about his initiation in the following manner:
Once Jine vara S ri in his wanderings came to Dh r nagar and halted there. Listening to his preaching, young Abhaya Kum ra well realised the lacklustre, pale and transitory nature of mundane existence. He
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