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________________ Jain Society of Greater Detroit PRATISHTHA MAHOTSAV ASHADH 4-12 V.S. 2054 DHARMAGHOSHSURI (S. 1357) Vir Dhaval who was soon to get married, was inspired by Devendrasuriji to take diksha and he did so in his wedding clothes. Bhimdev, his brother also took diksha along with him. When the degrees of panyas and upadbaya were awarded to him there was sprinkling of saffron from the sky and so he was called Dharmaghoshsuri after he was made an acharya. Being inspired by the Jain community hewrote "Samudrasutra" near the seashore of Patan in Saurashtra, which brought in the tide of the ocean and a sprinkling of precious jewels over his feet. Once suriji's meditation was so intense that a Kapardiyaksha appeared and at suriji's admonition, acquired the vision of the right path. Pethadshravak took the twelve vows from him. The suriji made some women who were interfering with his lectures into statues but let them go after they asked for forgiveness. He saved the Jains of Ujjain from the disturbance of a yogi. He also froze Shakinis, some devis, who were disturbing the sahdus of Godhra. Once when the Suriji had a snakebite he told his disciples that at dawn there would be a man with a wood stack in which there would be an antidote bush. When this was rubbed on him along with ginger, it worked. The suriji also wrote several books and sutras and opened some libraries. Stories Of The Sadhu 99 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.528481
Book TitleJain Center Detroit 1998 06 Pratistha
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJain Center Detroit
PublisherUSA Jain Center Detroit MI
Publication Year1998
Total Pages266
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationMagazine, USA_Souvenir Jain Center MI Detroit, & USA
File Size20 MB
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