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Emperor Akbar, Emperor Jehangir and by Emperor Shahajahān and they and their ascetics lived with these Emperors for some time, the vihāra in the Bengal, Bihar of Sådhus was not later on continued The vihara in Målva and Rajputănă was further restricted owing to political and socio-religious considerations. During the life-time of Acarya Vijaya Prabha Sûri a new sect named Jatis and Jatinis had developed and gained supreme power. The Jaina Dharma was, as a result, confined to Gujerat and Saurăṣṭra The number of Sadhus and Sadhvis became greatly reduced The Jaina population during the end of the nineteenth century came to be recorded as fifteen lakhs (1500000) and the number of Sadhus and Sâdhvis was about one hundred, About sixty years previous to the present year (1950 A D ). there were hardly twenty-five Sadhūs and the Jaina population of India has been recorded as twelve lakhs
Present Age.
During the present age, i-e after the Svarga-văsa of Ācārya Śri Vijaya Déva Sori there were (61) Acarya Śrī Vijaya Simha Sūri. (62) Pannyâsa Śrī Satya Vijaya Gaņi (63) Pannyasa Śrl Karpūra Vijaya Gaņi (64) Pannyāsa Śri Ksama Vijaya Gaņi (65) Pannyāsa Śrī Jina Vijaya Gani (66) Pannyāsa Śrī Uttama Vijaya Gaņi (67) Pannyāsa Śri Padma Vijaya Ɑaņi (68) Pannyāsa Śri Rūpa Vijaya Gagi (69) Pannyâsa Śri Kirti Vijaya Gani (70) Pannyasa Śri Kastoor Vijaya Gani (71) Pannyāsa Śrī Maņi Vijaya Capi (72) Pannyasa Sri Buddhi Vijaya Gapi.
Pannyasa Śri Buddhi Vijaya Gani had eight under-mentioned disciples.
1. Sri Mukti Vijaya Gaņi. 2. Muni Śri Vriddhicandraji 3. Muni Niti Vijaya
4. Pannyāsa Ananda Vijaya 5. Sri Moti Vijaya
6. Sri Vijayananda Sūrį
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