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JAIN RELIGION IN KACHCHH (GUJRART) ANTIQUITY, PROPAGATION & EXPANSION
Gunsagarsurisvarjiand was declared as the disciple of p.a.b shri Kalaprabhsagarsurisvarji and was named as Nayaprabhsagarji.In the year s.y.2064 he passed away in Samadhi (died ) at Dedhia (Kachchh). In his memory,a beautiful Devpulika has been constructed at the main entrance of Gunparshvtirth. And a cow ranch has also been started.28
Kishore, the son of pious father and mother Premkunvarben,resident of Navavas Kachchh,to get away of this bodily life and to glorify jain religion he started his journey towards Nirvan. He was named as munishri Kalaprabhsagarsurisvrji. He is very studious and dedicated to the services towards his master (guru). Along with 1500 pilgrimes,you done 99 yatras of Satrunjaya tirth which has been noted in the jain history in goldenwords. You have established Deolali tirth. You are Dantani Tirthodhkarak, Rajasthan Deepak, Shahitya Divakar. As such you are fully engrossed in the services of jain sasan.29
NOTED DONORS :
Sheth Vardhmanshah and Sheth Raysi Shah lived in the vikram samvat 1680. They were residents of Alsana village .At the time of the marriage of the daughter of Thakore of Asana, who was married to the Thakore of Jamnagar, she expressed her desire and said these two banias should come and stay at Jamnagar. Both of them went to Jamnagar,had business over there and flourished. They also increased the wealth of the state also. Did many charitable deeds in the interest of people. n Jamnagar,they constructed many jain temples at a huge cost. These temples are still there as witness of these works.30
In v.s.1930,Sheth Keshavji Nayak of Lakhania -Kachchh,by his sharp intelligence had earned good wealth and did many charitable works. He had constructed a Tunk on the Santrunjya,and at the foothills (taleti), he made hospice ( dharmasala ).31
Donor shri Sha Dosabhai Khimshi Karman gave all the expenses on the auspicious occasion of Dixas of Ramaecha's daughter of Sanghan, Kothara resident Shri Patrala's wife Umerbai of Devpur etc..
Kachhi Oswal Seth Shri Narsi Natha was the resident of Abadas. ( v.s.1840 -99 ). He has donated a lot in the various charitable trust at Nolia and other surrounding villages. The Centenary celebration of the temple constructed by him was done under the auspices of pujya muni ShrinVidyavijayji. Due to the generosity of donors like Seth Bhimji Ratansi,Seth Jivraj Raransi, these pilgrimage places are renowned Due to long foresightedness of such donors, a charitable dispensary,cow ranch, shelter for animals, school etc. are still active even today. From the donations given by Seth Shri Nagji Purushotta, a cow ranch has been constructed to protect them from wild animals. It was inaugurated ons.v.1997, Magsar vad 12. In 1856 he constructed a big temple.33
Seth shri Keshavji Nayak, Seth Velji Malu Lodaya, Seth shri Shivji Nenshi Lodaya of Kothara very well known. At the cost of 16lacs Kori (a currency of Kachchh at that time) they had constructed a very big Jain Temple having 12 Domes in the year s.y.1918. Over and above to this, Seth Shri Keshavji Nayak had constructed a Tunk on Satrunjaya,Which is famous as " Seth Krshavji Nayak Tunk ".34
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