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senior than Municandra from the point of view of initiation, age etc. Even then ignoring me he wanted the inauguration to be performed by Municandra.” He declared aloud, “O Intelligent votary! You better perform inauguration ceremony following the scriptural regulations. Nowhere in scriptures is it mentioned limitation by a monk. Actually inauguration comes under the category of worshipping material. So inauguration should be carried out by votary himself. That is the most appropriate thing to do, and not by a monk”.
Thus c rya Candraprabha announced his doctrine in Vikram 1149 itself. But the lay devotee, ignoring Candraprabha, made inauguration ceremony performed by Municandra S ri.
Thus he started reformist movement in Vikram 1149 itself prescribing the procedure of worship, i.e. Votaries should himself carry out installation of idols, and Monks were prohibited to perform installation ceremonies. Apart from these two, he also insisted that fortnightly ceremony should be celebrated only on Pr im instead of Caturda. Highlighting these three issues he set up Paur am yaka gaccha separately in Vikram 1159. Even gamika gaccha and Amcalagaccha too opposed installation of idols by monks.
Thus the above mentioned reforms and whether annual festival should be celebrated on 5th or 4h date - these issues became the bone of contention among the different sects and gacchas etc. This debate continued for centuries and is still continuing, in most parts of the country in one form or the other. Reformed temples and non-reformed temples; yatana' pure tenets and An yatana (disrespects) were the off-springs of debates regarding idol installation started in Vikram 12th century.
In the light of above mentioned facts it becomes clear that the reform movement started by Candraprabha Sri in Vikram 1149, laid the foundation for reforms rather modifications in some of the conventions related to material based worship rampant in Temple dweller tradition.
c rya r Hemacandra S ri
c rya r Hemacandra S ri, prodigious author of 12th and 13th century was adorned with the title 'omniscient of kaliyuga' bestowed upon by popular Jain c ryas. He was the most celebrated, illustrious author
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