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of Bombay. As the fruit of vehement opposition made by Jaina Society the Bill was dropped.
In 1959 (V. S. 2015) he went to Bombay (Dadar) to get his eyes operated upon for a cataract. The operation was successful. Even during his cataract condition, in spite of weak eyes, he started studying Uttaradhyayana Sutra printed in bold types and commited to memory the 32 Adhyayanas. Thus he expressed his intense love for knowledge and showed the coming generation what efforts were necessary for the attainment of scholarship. This beneficial practice of study kept him in a state of equanimity and mental tranquility even at the time of his last breath.
In 1960 (V. S. 2016) he came to Sheth Motishaw Lalbag Jain Upasraya, Bombay, for Cāturmas. After completing it he went again to Dadar but unfortunately fell a victim to pulmonary congestion and cardiac failure. He returned to Lalbag again. Here he developed liver and kidney trouble. All efforts made to save his life were in vain. He passed away on the morning of August 17, 1961 at the age of seventyeight.
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