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existed for the last 1500 years (from their period to that of Hemacandra's). He made Siddhar ja Jayasimha as the well-wisher of Jain order and made the C lukya king Kum rap la (Vikram 1216) as the loyal follower of Jainism, practitioner of austerities and 12 vows as a lay devotee, who later did commendable service to Jainism. Impressed by his preaching and obeying his instructions King Kum rap la banned animal slaughter continuously for 14 years in his vast territories and thus saved and protected the lives of millions of animals.
It was the effect of his soul touching gospels, profound knowledge and outlook of universal welfare which gave the vast Gurjara kingdom an opportunity to turn into a unified, powerful, prosperous region under the two kings Siddhar ja Jayasimha and Kum rap la, both of whom paid more attention to humanitarian values.
In literary field c rya Hemacandra brought in a revolution. Encouraged by him both Siddhar ja Jayasimha and 'Param rhata' Kum rap la got the ancient texts, useful inscriptions and unavailable literature brought to Pa a a. Thus they not only enriched the libraries of Gujarat but also contributed for the creation of new texts in various subjects like Grammar, law, literature, yoga etc.
All these facts prove that Hemacandra S ri was an influential c rya of Jina order who glorified Jainism in Vikram 12th-13th century. He not only endeavoured to flourish Jainism, but also performed many welfare activities for the benefit of entire society. Besides being a preceptor he was also a proficient litterateur, authored many texts on different subjects and enriched the libraries with his literary contribution. As a matter of fact Hemacandra was endowed with supernatural brilliance and proficient scholarship. Impressed by his versatile proficiency, the succeeding scholars honoured him with the title 'omniscient of kaliyuga'. In fact the lives of c rya r Hemacandra S ri, Siddhar ja Jayasimha and Kum rap la were complementary to each other.
Works of c rya Hemacandra S ri
In Jain literary world, it is assumed that c rya r Hemacandra S ri had written texts equal to the amount of thirty five million (35,000,000) verses. But the present available works and the number of verses are given below:
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