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He composed three and half lacs ctqs and was the first to render canonical text& in lyrical form. His work want tots is a unique Jain encyclopaedic scripture containing 60906 interpretative verses, composed in Rajasthani pociry, representing 329 TTT and Tiffruft of Indian classical music.
He also translated the 2171TİT ET and wrote a commentary on it. He rendered into verse the fantry, 28 chapters of the BETTET47 97 and 10 chapters of the qw0 7. Besides these, hc wrote a number of books- ak-f99-3779fat, $fa fatet, fora मुखमण्डन, भ्रमविध्वंसन, प्रश्नोत्तर तत्त्वबोध, प्रश्नोत्तर सार्धशतक, भिक्षु जस THAT, Aferafta and 974 79T TO TARF etc. He initiated 105 Sādhus and 224 Sadhvis and expired at the age of 78 on Bhadrapada Badi 12, V.S. 1938 in Jaipur.
The fifth Acharya Swami Maghraj ji was born at Bidasar on Chalt Sudi 11, V.S. 1897 and was initiated at Ladnun. He was installed as an Acharya at Jaipur. He initiated 36 Sadhus and 83 Sadhvis and breathed his last on Chalt Badt 5, V.S. 1949.
The sixth Acharya was Swami Maniklalji, who was born in Jaipur. His father's name was Hukumchandji Thard Srimal and his mother was Chhotaji. He was initiated at Ladnun and was installed as an Acharya at Sardarshahar. He initiated 16 Sädhus and 24 Sadhvis and passed away at an early age of 42.
The seventh Acharya Swami Dalchandji was born in Ujjain and was initiated at Indore and became Acharya at Ladnun. His father was Kaniramji Pipara and his mother was Jadavaji. He left this world at the age of 57 and initiated 36 Sadhus and 125 Sadhvis.
The eighth Acharya was Swami Kaluramji, He was born on Falgun Sudi 2, V.S. 1933. His father's name was Mulchandji Kothari and his mother was Sati Chhogaji. The mother and son were both initiated at Bidasar on Aswin Sudi 3, V.S. 1944. He succeeded Swami Dalchandji as an Acharya on Bhadrapada Sudi 15, V.S. 1966 and initiated 155 Sādhus and 225 Sādhvis.
He was a profound Sanskrit scholar, and was vastly learned in Jain Sastras. For his sound and correct interpretations of Jain Sastras he had won the unstained admiration of many pbilosphers and learned men of this country as well as of other foreign countries.
He passed away on first Bhadrapada Sudi 6, V.S. 1993 at Gangapur. He had a septic ulcer in his finger which was operated by an ordinary pen-knife by one of his Sādhus, as Jain Sådhus could not take the help of a layman for any operation in those days, V "
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