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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Dhane wara S ri: The name of the successor of crya Abhayadeva Sri is c rya Dhane wara S ri. Dhane wara S ri was the ruler Kardama by name of Tribhuvanagiri. This Kardama R ja had somehow poisonous boils all over his body. He got treated from many medical experts (vaidyas) but his deadly disease did not subside a bit. One day Ac Abhayadeva S ri arrived in his kingdom. Kardama R ja had heard great praise of his penance, knowledge and detachment. Somehow he went to see Tarka pamc nana Abhayadeva S ri and pay obeisance in his rest place. He was greatly impressed his great auspicious aura and personality and started feeling a little comfort in his pain. Kardama R ja thought that having a sight of this personality had caused such a relief to his pain; then his ailment can be definitely cured being in his company or showering his body with the washings of his body. Kardama R ja immediately sent for some pure water, washed Abhayadeva S ri's feet and spread that on the boils and wounds, face and all other parts of his body. His surprise had no bounds when he saw all his boils and wounds cured immediately and he started feeling perfectly well. All the burning sensation disappeared.
Afterwards Kardama Rja listened to the religious sermons of Abhayadeva Sri. The sermons enlightened him with true knowledge and he was obsessed with the feelings of detachment. He anointed his son to the throne and got himself anointed in rama a monkhood by Pamc nana Abhayadeva Sri. c rya Abhayadeva Sri named his newly initiated disciple as Dhane wara remaining in the service of his teacher. Monk Dhaneswara learnt all the scriptures and various arts and became an expert. In his last time, Abhaya Deva S ri, thought that Dhaneswara was, from all points, fit and made him the Acharya of Raja Gachha.
Besides being a scholar of high order, c rya Dhane wara was an excellent orator as well. His voice was full of vigour and sweetness also. He achieved victory in many scriptural debates. During his time, R ja gaccha became a very prominent and influential gaccha. Dhane wara enlightened a number of kings with spiritual discourses and made them the followers of Jainism.
We also find mentions in literature saying that in Cittauda nagara, he converted 18000 Brahmins to Jainism by his sermons. He had eighteen disciples in his gaccha with high scholarship in scriptures. Judging the
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