Jain Journal 1972 10

SR No.: 520028
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1972
Total Pages: 55
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 3 MB

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pilgrimage on foot to Palitana, the holiest centre of the Jainas, a distance of about 110 miles. He accompanied the Sangha but midway on the pilgrimage, he developed rheumatism with Ostoarthrities. Hence he was disabled from walking and forced to travel in a doli. From then until the end of his life he was forced to travel whenever necessary by the doli.
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It was under these handicaps that the Acarya embarked on the task of reconstructing, editing and commenting on Dvādasāra Nayacakra, the elaborate and highly technical treatise on Anekāntavāda. This celebrated text contains detailed and thorough reviews of all the systems of the Indian Philosophy. It was truly Herculean task to reconstruct the work, particularly as there was no original copy of the treatise in existence, only its commentary being available. Even this was full of errors and interpolations as is the case with most old manuscripts. It was on the basis of this crude and impure data that the Acarya had to reconstruct the original and later on to comment on such a highly technical subject. He edited the whole treatise in four volumes and even with the incessant and strenuous efforts, it took him 15 long years to complete the work. On several occasions his health was at breaking point. Yet unmindful of his physical discomfort, he proceeded further to fulfil the mission he had undertaken. The editorial assistance given by Panyas Sri Vikram Vijay Maharaj (now Acarya), his closest and most obedient disciple was, remarkable.
The fourth and last volume of the aforesaid scholarly book was inaugurated formally on 28th March, 1960 by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then Vice-President of Indian Republic.
So far the Acarya's peregrinations had been mostly in the northern, western and eastern parts of the country but in 1948 (V.S. 2004) he went to Poona Camp. He then moved further south up to Kambojgiri, near Kolhapur and returned to Karad. In 1950 (V. S. 2006) he returned to Poona and then moved towards North Gujarat.
In 1953 (V. S. 2009), he went to Palitana on a pilgrimage. He then proceeded to Gujarat and in 1958 (V.S. 2014) attended the All India Svetambara Tapagaccha Sramana Conference at Ahmedabad.
In 1955 (V.S. 2011), he took a prominent leading part in the opposition movement of Bal-dikṣa restraining Bill which was introduced by Mr. Prabhudas Patwari in the Assembly of Bilingual State