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non-Jain brethren; he had to provide for the preservation and propagation of his religion. For the achievement of these objects he started magazines and published Granthamalas. He founded Pathashalas and Gurukulas and he established Pustakalayas where books and manuscripts on the several branches of the Jaina Literature were collected, preserved and lent for reading. Vijaya Dharma Suri knew how, when and where to found an institution and how to provide for its proper working.
The life and activities of Vijaya Dharma Suri mark an epoch in the history of Jainism.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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