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According to the eulogy of Muni Suvrata Caritra' Maladh r Abhayadeva S ri fasted for 45 days observing Samlekhan (physical / mental mortification for a holy death). When King Siddhar ja was informed of his fasting unto death, he came to Ajmer to behold his Dar ana. After 45 days of fasting when Abhayadeva S ri left his mortal body for heavenly abode, the people of Ajmer and of neighbouring places, young and old alike, flocked to pay homage and join the procession of his last journey. They thronged to take the ashes remaining after cremating his body as they firmly believed that the ash of such a great renouncing-yog would cure any type of disease. When there was no more ash left, they started taking even the soil from the place where he was cremated. Thus a very big crevasse formed there.
His renunciative austere and self-contemplative life left a deep impression on his disciples and devotees. Hence even after his quietus, a tradition by his title 'Maladh r' remained popular for thousands of years.
Maladh r
с rya Hemacandra S ri
c rya Maladh r Hemacandra S ri belonged to Vikram 12th century. He was a great propagator, distinguished author and influential c rya, honoured by the kings. He wrote ‘J va Sam sa V tti' on 4th day of waxing phase in Caitra month, Monday in A ahillapura Pa a a. It was written during the regime of Siddhar ja Jayasimha.
As a matter of fact, crya Maladh r Hemacandra S ri originally belonged to Pra nav hana lineage, Madhyama branch, Har apur ya gaccha. He was the chief disciple of c rya r Maladh r Abhayadeva Sri. True to the adage, 'as the guru so the disciple' (Yath Guruh Tath
i yah), crya Hemacandra Sri also was never concerned about cleaning his body or his clothes. So he too like his guru was denominated as Maladh r.
c rya Hemacandra Sri had three chief disciples: Vijayasimha, r candra and Vibudhacandra out of them r candra was his successorPontiff. c rya r candra S ri, in the eulogy of his work 'Muni Suvrata Caritra' wrote about his guru Maladh r Hemacandra S ri and D d guru Maladh r Abhayadeva S ri. Hemacandra Sri was an eminent and
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