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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Src rya composed dual poem on Lord V abhadeva and Lord Neminatha. He also composed "Nemin tha carita mah k vya'. He also took penance from his guru for all the mistakes and sins he committed during his travel to M law r ja.
Dro c rya, in the end made ritual confession for all his mistakes and died observing samllekhan. After Droc rya, Src rya preached Jainism for many years. Towards the end of his life, he gave up all types of foods and drinks and accepted pious death (samllekhan and Pr yop gamana). This fasting and santh ra went for 35 days and he died.
V di Vait la
nti S ri
In Vikram 11th century, an influential c rya by the name nti S ri of Dh raprada gaccha existed. According to a rock inscription of Vikram 1084 in a Jain temple of R yas village in District J lora we infer that
nti S ri's other name was nti Bhadra, His two compositions namelv I va Vic ra Prakara a' and 'Uttr dhyayana k’ are available today. Both these compositions indicate that nti S ri was a profound scholar of both Pr krata and Samsk ta and his scriptural and doctrine knowledge were also deep.
According to the author of 'Prabh vaka caritra’, nti S ri was born to rm la lineage Dhanadeva and his wife Dhana r in village Unnat yu. Village Unnat yu is situated in the west of Anhillapura P a a, capital of Gujarat province at that time. The brave king Bh ma used to rule Anhillapura P a a, capital of Gujarat when nti S ri was born. At that time the influence and popularity of c rya Vijaya S ri of Dh raprada gaccha was spread far and wide.
The most respectable Dhanadeva named his son as Bh ma. One day
c rya Vijaya S ri wandering in villages arrived in Unnat yu village. He saw child Bh ma. Seeing the auspicious signs of Bh ma, c rya Vijaya S ri felt that this child would be fit to become the c rya of congregation and carry Jainism to greater heights.
c rya Vijaya S ri went to the home of respectable Dhanadeva and begging his son Bh ma in service of the congregation. Dhanadeva considered it as an honour and put his son Bh ma at the feet of crya Vijaya S ri.
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