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In addition to these, Champak Sheth had one thousand carriages, one thousand carts, one thousand seven-storeyed buildigs, one thousand shops, five hundred elephants, five hundred horses, five hundred bodyguards, an army of fifty thousand brave soldiers, one thousand camels, one lakh bullocks, ten lakh cows and ten thousand male and female servants, munimy, etc, to help him in his business.
Sheth Champak got this enormous wealth on account of his previous dues. Champak was a Shravak who had faith in 'action-fruit' theory and in religious practice. He was a Shravak who looked upon all as equals and who was the holder of twelve recognised vows.
Just as a woman becomes pious by fidelity to her husband, a man becomes pious by charities. Sheth Cham pak knew the greatness of charities. He had faith in all kinds of charity. So the Sheth made the best as