Jain Journal 1992 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JULY, 1992
After the death of Jincandra, Jinsamudra Suri succeeded. He widely travelled in Gujarat (Surat), western Rajasthan and Sind.65 Maldas and Mahimaharṣa composed several poems describing the details of his visit to Surat. Several monks of Begaḍ-Kharatar continued to work at Jaisalmer. The MS Sripal-Balavabodh (VE 1725) and Ṛsi Mandal Prakarana (VB 1726) were copied in Jaisalmer by Begad Kharatar monks named Ratnasom and Samudra Gaņi. At Nasaratpur in Sind Saubhagyasamudra copied a MS Karṇa Kutuhal.
Jinsamudra's successor was Jinsunder. Keeping their base at Jaisalmer, these Kharatar monks continued their journeys to Sind. The MS of Gurvavali (VE 1773), Jñan-Sukhadi (VE 1676) and Sandhi-TantraBälavabodh (1779 VE) were copied at Thaṭṭā. Jinsunder was succeeded by Jinudai Sūri before VE 1781. The Beghad-gaccha-Upäsara inscription of Jaisalmer dated VE 1781 (1724 AD) has his name as an Acarya.66 A good number of followers of a Begad-gaccha remained in Jaisalmer. It seems that the Acaryas of main branch of Kharatar-gaccha became less effective in Jaisalmer and as such the influence of Begad-gaccha inscreased. In VE 1806 the foot-prints of Matisägar were installed at Jaisalmer.
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After Jinudai, Jincandra Suri succeeded him before VE 1812 (1756 AD). The foot-prints of Jinudai were installed in VE 1812 at Jaisalmer, 67 Jincandra was succeeded by Jineśvar Suri whose inscriptions dated VE 1843, 1846 and 1861 have been found in Jaisalmer. We do not find full details of the successors of Jineśvar. Jinkşamacandra Suri was the last Acarya of this branch who died in VE 1902.
viii) Acarya Sakhā
On the death of Jinsingha Suri Jinraj Suri succeeded him at Meḍtă in VE 1674. At this time Jinsägar actively helped him and maintained cordial relations with him, for more than 12 years. On some points, perhaps due to Samaysundar's pupil Harṣanandan, a quarrel arose between the two. Jinsagar Süri made a new branch as Acarya Sakha of the Kharatar-gaccha. In this way the Sangha was split and many important families, Śrävaka and Sadhus were divided. The Nirvan Ras of Jinsägar Sūri mentions the details of the split.
65 Vinaysagar, op. cit., p. 210.
66 Nahar, III, No. 2446.
67 Ibid., III, No. 2509.