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their disciples, Upādhyāya Vinaya Vijayaji and Pannyāsa SatyaVijayaji Panr.yāsa Satya Vijayaji was the chief disciple of Ācārya Vijaya Sinha Sūrijl
Ācārya Mahârâja Śrı Vijay a Simha Sūriji was like the Kali Kala Sarvajna Ācārya Mahārāja Srîmān Hemcandracārya Sūri, very popular among non-jains. The other disciple of Ācārya Śri Vijaya Simha Sariji was Udaya Vijayaji, who composed · Sri Pāla Răsa at Kisangadha in V. S. 1728.
Ācārya Vijaya Simha Sûriji, who was appointed as a pattadhara by Ācārya Mahārāja Śrî Déva Suriji, died at Navāpura near Rajapura at Ahmedabad on the second day of the bright half of Āsāda of V S 1709 during his preceptor's life-time Acārya Mahărâja Śri Déva Sūriji was anxious about his future successor.
It is said :-One day while meditating on Sûri Mantra, Ācārya Mahārāja Sri Déva Suriji seriously thought about his future successor as a Pattadhara When the Guru Mahāraja was thus busy with austerity and religious meditation, a presiding god appeared before him and with a bow, he told him 'Swâmin ! The Diksā of your future successor has not yet taken place. Your are long-lived. Why should there be any anxiety for it now ? I am fit to be remembered with little austerity. At that time, I shall come and inform you'. Saying so, the god disappeared.
After some time, knowing the appropriate time of appointing his successor the Guru Maharāja went to Gandhārapura and comrrenced religious meditation there. Immediately the god appeared and told him :-Śwāmin ! You should appoint Pandita Śri Vira Vijaya who is a treasure-house of good luck;'who is an ocean of knowledge; who is blameless; who is the limit of virtuous qualities of good conduct; who is a benefactor of the world; who is excellent among human beings like Śri Krişna;
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