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were turned into those of initiation. This Varsingh later became a Panyas. He had 108 pupils.
Moreover Sanghji of Patan, along with seven others, got himself initiated at the hands of the Suri.
Suriji had initiated many persons. Poet Rishabhadas says :
સિષ્ય દિલીઆ એક સ નિ સાઠ, સાધઈ હીર મુગતિની બાટ; 245 HL Hull vila vel, ala qor314 lg dll' 374. (P. 221)
This shows that Hirvijaysuri had initiated 160 pupils and had given the title of 'Pandit' to 160 Sadhus and of 'Upadhyaya' to seven.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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