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latter expressed his feelings before him and explained him the necessity and importance of repairing the temples. As a conse quence, at the preceptor's instance, Karma'så accomplished repairs of the Holy Mount for the 16th time, in V.S. 1587.
Sri Ānandavimala Sûri possessed such an impressive style of discourse that he had offered initiation to no less than 500 ascetics under him
More-over, his sacrificing nature also, was uncommon. He had practised a variey of penances after initiation; but the climax of all this was reached when he successfully undertook the sastha ( two days' fasting ) penance for full fourteen years !
Thereafter, wandering from one place to another, he arrived at Ahmedabad. His body was, by and by, giving way. All the efforts on the part of the Rajanagara Sangha for saving his diseased body were in vain. At last, the preceptor took to the usual fast unto death, and in Nijāmapurâ, as the ninth day of his fast broke, the great soul left this land of mortals. It was the Seve nth day of the bright half of the month of Caitra in V, S. 1596.
Śri Anandavimala Sari's disciples, too, were men of ability. A disciple of his, called Vanarațşi or Vijayavimala had comme nted upon the Gacchācāra Payanná Others also, had their due share in the field of literary activities
After the Kriyoddhāra, in 1588 V S, while at Patan, he issued a regulation-pamphlet comprising of rules to be observed by the ascetics. These rules can be enunmerated thus :
Rules of Conduct for Sadhus. 1 A Sadhu should always move about to towns and villages strictly in accordance with the permission of his elders.
2. None except high-class Hindus and Vaisyas should be given Bhagavatt Diksā.
3. Mahasatis (Sadhvis) should be initiated only under the supervision of elders.
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