Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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even a small state. In order to regain his hereditary authority over the kingdom, there was no other alternative than to instigate the people against akas, the foreign rulers and to seek assistance from any other mighty king. Under these circumstances, either through matrimonial alliance or by some other means, he established friendly relations with the valiant, warrior group of M lawas; with their support he defeated the
akas and established his right over his paternal kingdom, Avant . In order to express his boundless gratitude towards M lawas, he renamed the Avant Prade a as M lawa; and to immortalise his friendship with the M lawas, he floated a new calendar, Krita or M lawa, initially in M lawa region and later on throughout India, which is popular by the name Vikram year.
Almost in all the Jain scriptures, it is mentioned that Vikram ditya was a follower of Jain Dharma.
17th Discourse- c rya rya Nandila ( nandila)
rya Nandila became the Discourse- c rya after rya Mamgu, in the lineage of V cakas. According to Prabh vaka Caritra, he was known to be the spiritual Guru of Vairo y Dev. c rya Nandila helped Vairo y Dev gain peace in her distressed life through his discourses. After she became the queen of Dhara endra, she continued her devotion and respect towards crya Nandila. From time to time, she used to help the ardent devotees of Lord Par van tha by helping them to solve their problems.
In praise of Vairo y Dev, crya Nandila wrote an inscription with a mantra “Namiu a ji am p sam" which made her name immemorial.
16th Epochal- c rya
rya Bhadragupta
rya Bhadragupta presided over the congregation as the epochal- c rya after the heavenly abode of rya Dharma in V.N. 494. rya Bhadragupta was proficient in the ten P rvas, the canonical scriptures, and was an outstanding scholar. He was fortunate enough to be the teacher of the great epochal- c rya Vajra Sw m. Vajra Sw m had attained the knowledge of the ten P rvas from him.
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