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order of Jain monks, he was known as Hadarāja. In A. D. 1471, he renounced the world and accepted Laxmisagara as his guru, He was, however, trained by Sumatisadhusūri. In A. D. 1491, the dignity of sūri was conferred on him and he was made the leader of his gatchha. This occasion was celebrated by Sayara Kothari and Sahajapala at Idar where the Jains of far-off places were invited.121
In A. D. 1493, he went on a pilgrimage to the Satrunjaya Hill with the Jain congregation of Stambhatirtha or Cambay. In A. D. 1495, he conferred the dignity of suri on Danadhira, but unfortunately, the latter died in A. D. 1495–6.
In A. D. 1513-4, when the dignity of Acharya was conferred on Anandavimalasūri and that of Vachaka on Danasekharagani and Manikasekharagani by our Sūri, Soni Jiva Jaga of Cambay held a festival. In A. D. 1515-6, Himavimalasūri halted at Karpatavānijya (Kapadavanja) on his way to Cambay. The Jains of Kapadavanja gave him a royal reception. Some envious persons reported the matter to the
(121) Hangadhira was a contemporary of Hemavimala suri. The Hemavimalasuri faga was completed in V. S. 1554 (A. D. 1493 ). Jain Aitihasika Gurjar Kavya Sanchaya, No. 16.
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