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214-215 A.N.M. (255-254 B.V.,312-311 B.C.). Thus it appears that he 5 55 must have acquired the scriptural knowledge from Arya 5 Sthulibhadra as well as Arya Mahagiri. As he was made an Acharya 5 E along with Arya Suhasti, who commenced his higher practices, he
must have taken over the responsibility of managing the Sangh. His independent management of the Sangh started in the year 245 A.N.M. (224 B.V., 281 B.C.) when Arya Mahagiri died. It was during 4 his reign over the religious organization that Bindusar died and fi Ashoka became the emperor. After the long reign of Ashoka, his
grandson Samprati became the emperor. Arya Suhasti gave discourse 5 to Samprati and made him a devotee. Emperor Sampratı had great
faith in Jain religion. His reign is known as the golden period in Jain 4 history. Emperor Samprati enthusiastically worked for the spread of 4 41 Jainism throughout the area under his rule. 4 After remaining Acharya for 46 years and leaving behind a well 4 knit family of large number of disciples he died in the year 291 4 A.N.M. (178 B.V., 235 B.C.). 4 For the purpose of proper management of the religious order Arya 4 Suhasti made three divisions of the duties and rights resting in the 16 \i position of Acharya-Ganadhar lineage, Vachak lineage and Yuga- 5
pradhan lineage. It was an important mile stone in the history of the Jain religious organization. This was the first attempt to evolve a management system aimed at envisaging and countering the possible pressures of changing times that are responsible for disintegration of 56 the religious organization.
Acharya Ballissaha-Not much information is available about us Acharya Ballissah of the Kaushik gotra. He was a disciple of Arya 4 Mahagiri and, like him, gave a special stress on practice of pure 4 41 conduct. After the death of Arya Mahagiri he became the Ganacharya ki $ (group chief) of his group. 4 Recognizing him as the most able scholar of scriptural knowledge, 4 Arya Suhasti made him the Vachanacharya (the head of the 4 scriptural scholars). He made important contribution towards spread ! 5 of the scriptural knowledge and played a leading role in compiling
and editing of the scriptures. The estimated date of his demise is 329 LE A.N.M. The twenty four year period when Acharya Ballissah was the
Vachanacharya was a period of turmoil in Indian history. Acharya 5 श्री नन्दीसूत्र
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