Jain Legend Vol 3

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

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K nyakubja, then the wicked King Dunduka will surely kill Bhoja. If I do not take Bhoja there, then he will be extremely angry with me and inflict heavy damage to Jaindharma and expel my all disciples out of K nyakubja rule. Either way he will definitely cause very heavy damage to Jainism. Therefore it is best for me from all angels to observe religious fast unto death here (pious death).
Deciding so, his first performed ritual confessions to purify his soul and then vowed the pious death (p dopagamana samth r ) in the garden outside P al putraitself. He dedicated himself to the five supreme auspicious beings and immersed in deep contemplation of the self. Restraining his hunger and thirst and other afflictions for 21 days, completing 95 years of his life, he died in self meditation on r va a ukl 8th of V.N.1365 under the influence of constellation Sw ti.
Due to the supreme benevolence of crya Bappa Bha on his life; Bhoja could avert the deathly attack on his life. Therefore throughout his life, he remained a dedicated devotee of his great benevolent crya Bappa Bha , his disciples and Jain congregation. After the death of
c rya Bappa Bha, prince Bhoja went to K nyakubja along with his maternal uncles and their associates. Bhoja finished all atrocities and wicked activities of King Dunduka by killing him and ceremonially acquired the throne. Out of the two successors of crya Bappa Bha, he kept c rya Nanna in Modher and made c rya Govinda as his royal religious teacher. As a supreme gratitude to the benevolence of
c rya Bappa Bha, Bhoja did exemplary service for the cause of Jainism.
All his life crya Bappa Bha, did an exemplary service and contribution to enhance the dominance of Jainism and the true spiritual knowledge by composing 52 holy texts alongwith many miraculous and great works for all. By converting the great non-Jain outstanding scholars like V kapati R ja of aiva and Parama Vai ava of S mkhya to Jainism and initiating them into rama a monkhood, crya Bappa Bha had proved to the world his divine mettle and uncommon charisma and brilliance.
c rya Bappa Bha was a highly influential and charismatic c rya of Jainism alongwith being a unique brilliant jewel to have contributed
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