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Oswāl Caste, was initiated in s. y. 1347, became Achārya in s. y. 1377 Jyesta Vad 11th and died in s. y. 1389 Fālguna Vad 5th or 30th (Māru). 1200 Sādhus and 105 Sadhvis were his pupils. He wrote a commentary on Caityavandana-Kulaka which is published at Surat. His another important work which seems to have been lost was Vandana Kulaka-Vịtti. There are several hymns composed by him. One of his pupils Sri Vinayaprabha Upādhyāya composed the famous 'Gautamarāsā' in Gujarāti for his brother, who became rich again by recital of the Rāsa and Mantra incorporated therein. Many are the miracles attributed to his Mantric powers, one of them being the protection granted by him to Dumgarasimha, a Rajput ruler of Nadol, against the wrath of the Sultan of Delhi (probably Sultan Mahomed Tughlaq or his predecessor Sultan Ghiyāsuddin Tughlaq) whereupon the whole family of Dumgarsimha embraced Jainism. It is said that owing to his preachings and miraculous powers over 50,000 persons embraced Jainism. How, even after his death, protection is granted to his devotees immediately he is invoked-is illustrated by Sri Samayasundara Upādhyāya by his own experience. He was in the Punjab and was crossing the Pañjnad* to go to Uchnagara in a boat. Suddenly, it began to rain heavily and the weather became stormy and the boat was about to capsize owing to whirlpool and sudden flood. He invoked Sri Jinakusalasūri and was brought to the shore safely. He composed a hymn to celebrate this escape commencing with the words “Ayo Ayoji Samarantā Dādoji Ayo". Similary he says, at the commencement of Mrgāvati Caritra, II Khanda, that on his being invoked in the city of Marot it rained immediately. This is the reason why shrines of 'Dādaji' are found in almost all places of importance. There are such shrines in several
* The confluence of the five rivers viz. Jhelum, Chenāb, Rāvi, Beas and Sutlej till they meet the Indus is known as Pañjnad. This is the place where Achāryas of Kharataragaccha like Sri Jinadattasīri, Sri Jina-Kusalasūri and Sri Jinacandrasûri performed Sadhanå of the presiding deities thereof known as Panca Piras viz. (1) Khadira (2) Lanja (3) Kanhu (4) Somarāja and (5) Khañja and Sri Māņibhadra and Khodiyā Kșetrapāla.
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