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do the work ef Reforming the Church. He was very auxious to develope sincere renouncement and eagerness for difficult austeries, and to remove petty quarrels and disagreements caused by the new Gacchas. Knowing Pannyāsa Satya Vijayaji to be the fit person, Acārya Maharaja Vijaya Simha Sūriji permitted him to do the work of re-juvinating Kriyās (religious rites ). Pannāyāsa Satya Vijayjia was very resolute, painstaking, and very strict in carefully performing religious rites in accordance with the instructions prescribed by the Oniniscients.
Pannyāsa Satya Vijayaji commenced the work in right earnest. About seventeen Sådhus joined him in the work of reformation. He travelled over various countries preaching the True Doctrine. For a number of years, Pannyāsa Satya Vijayji Gani did excellent work. The influence of the highly satisfactory work done by Pannyāsa Satya Vijayji Gani is felt even to day. His fellowers were styled Samvegi. He had adopted an apparel of light yellow colour for his ascetics to distinguish them from the white-clad Sādhus.
It is said-Having worked for a number of years in the Reformation of the Jaina Church, Pannyāsa Satya Vijayaji Gapi lived for several years with the great yogin Sri Ananda Gnanaji in Vana-vāsa (forest life ). He did difficult penances and severe austerities. When he became debilitated with old age, he went to Anahilla-pura Pāšana.
Pannyāsa Satya Vijayaji Gani died at Pataņa in V. S. 1756 when he was eighty-two (82) years old.
Pannyasa Satya Vijayaji Gani did all this work of reformation during the life-time of his Guru ( preceptor ) Ācārya Vijaya Simha Sūriji. Besides the fact that Pandit Satya Vijayaji was a disciple of Acārya Maharaj Sri Vijaya Simha Sūriji, and that he was given Pannyåsa Pada in V. S. 1729. by Ācārya Maharaja
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