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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c rya Vijaya S ri started imparting wholesome education to Bh ma. After some time, thinking of Bh ma as fit, initiated him into rama a monkhood. Bh ma was named as ntimuni. ntimuni started learning all the scriptures very diligently and faithfully. Gradually he acquired knowledge and expertise in all arts, skills and in depth knowledge of scriptures.
c rya Vijaya S ri found his able disciple ntimuni an expert in all arts, skills and ready to assume the responsibilities of the congregation. Therefore on an auspicious time, he anointed ntimuni as c rya. After handing over charge of his entire congregation to his able disciple, Vijaya S ri started observing samllekhan and died.
After his ascend to the post of c rya, ntimuni defeated a number of expert scholars in scriptural discourses and significantly enhanced the prestige of Jainism continuously. His reputation kept on increasing in all directions. He was decorated with the title of 'Kavindra' or king of poets by King Bh ma of Anhillapura P a a. He thus started being counted amongst the greatest and respected poets of that time.
During the period of nti S ri, a popular poet by the name Dhanap la used to live in Avanti Prade a. At that time, a great scholar crya Mahendra S ri was wandering in that area preaching Jainism. A directions of c rya Mahendra S ri, his disciples once showed germs being born after two days in curd to directly poet Dhanap la. On seeing this, Dhanap la presented himself in the service of c rya Mahendra S ri and became a firm believer after listening to crya Mahendra S ri's sermons. After this, Dhanp la composed ‘Tilakamamjar'. After completion of that text, he informed Dhanp la to send this text to crya
nti S ri for further improvements.
Dhanap la went to Anhillapura and requested nti S ri to visit Ujjain. Accepting Dhanap la's request, nti S ri arrived in M law Prade a. From time to time nti S ri defeated 84 scholars visiting M law Prade a. Impressed by the unique quality of debating, deep scholarship and speaking of nti S ri; the king of Dhr decorated nti S ri with the title 'V di Vait la'. He also arranged money for the construction of many Jain temples in Gujarat. The king also requested nti S ri to edit
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