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capital of Punn a Prade a was called Kitt ra and hence Punn a was also called Kitt ra or Ka avapra. c rya Jina Sena might have on a routine wandering gone to Giran ra for pilgrimage, and composed Harivam apur a' there itself. You were a contemporary of the composer of dipura and Jayadhaval by Pamcast p nvay c rya Jina Sena.?
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ar i gaccha
K ar i gaccha came into existence as a branch of Th raprada gaccha (Ba e wara). In the first half of Vikram ninth century; the great friar? (Tapasy) K ar i of H rila gaccha started a separate gaccha after his own name as K ar i gaccha
The founder of this gaccha, K ar i was a co-disciple-brother of Udyotana (author of 'Kuvalayam 1 ') and disciple of Yak amahattara who was disciple of sixth c rya Tattv c rya of H rila gaccha.
crya K ar i was a great friar. It is said that the sequence of his penance used to grow continuously. He used to accept food only thirty four times in a year. Besides 34 days, he used to spend the remaining ten months and 26 days in a year performing severe penance. Performing such penance, he acquired several extraordinary powers. According to the records of lineages, it is said that he converted an elder of N gaura, Nr ya a to Jainism and established a new lineage of Osw Is known as Baradiy . Nr ya a, on the inducements by K ar i built a Jain temple in N gaura and had the idol of Lord Mah v ra installed there. K ar i also created a management council for administration and upkeep of this temple by inducting 72 respected elders of the town to it.
K ar i also converted many non Jains to be devoted Jain householders. He organized a number of pilgrimages to the places associated with auspicious events of the lives of t rthamkaras. With his encouragements, several Jain temples were built and in this way he served immensely the cause of Jainism.
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