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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Mah rj dhir ja Amoghavar a (N pa Tumga), author of Jain texts.
R rak a dynasty Mah rj dhir ja Amoghavar a-I, other name N pa Tumga composed Kavir ja M rg lamk ra in around V.N.1375 and Ratna M lik in around V.N.1400.
From citations in these texts, it can be inferred that King Amoghavar a-I gave up his rule in V.N.1402 (875AD) and composed Ratna M lik while staying in the company of Jain monks and practicing spiritual purification.
King Amoghavar a was also a great warrior besides being a great believer and practitioner of Jainism and scholar who composed many texts. Actually in the course of his many victorious wars, in which he was making offensive attacks and also had deep wounds on many parts of his body quit his kingship at his own sweet will and spent his last years of life in the company of Jain monks practicing spiritual purification to prove verbatim the quotation je kamme s r te dhamme
sr'.
1 mk c rya (other name
I crya and Vimala Mati)
Composer of the high level Pr k ata text 'Cauvanna Mah purisa cariyam' in V.N. 14th century, 1 mk c rya (other name 1 c rya and Vimala Mati) was a rising Pr k ata scholar and a great propagator of Jainism.
We find three scholar c ryas with the same name 1 mk c rya at different times. We find mention of the first 1 mk c rya in Jain literature as a great lexicographer but that lexical text is not available now. The second mk c rya is one who in V.N. 1403 composed 1 mk c rya wrote k on S trakr tamga and The third scholar of the same
1 cr mga k. This J vasam sav tti also. name i.e. 1 mk c rya (other name 1 c rya and Vimala Mati) composed 'Cauvanna Mah purisa cariyam' in V.N.1395. His life sketch is given briefly.
According to 'Prabh vaka Caritra c rya' Sarva in the temple of Koram aka town addressed Up dhy ya Devacandra of temple dwellers congregation and initiated him in his forest dwellers congregation.
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