Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 4
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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________________ 33rd. c rya Kakka S ri (VI): He was a very efficient c rya. He made new arrangements for his gaccha. He contemplated that celebrated c ryas like Ratnaprabha and Yak adeva might not exist in the future. So, no c rya should be called as Ratnaprabha or Yak adeva in future, instead they should be called with any one of the three names - Kakka S ri, Devagupta S ri and Siddha S ri. He also introduced reforms in N gendra and Candra gacchas. During his pontificate, saints of P r van tha lineage merged into Candra gaccha. Followers of crya Udayavardhana believed that as both Lord Pr van tha and Lord Mah v ra were of ascetic tradition and it came to be known as "Dvivandan ka gaccha' and finally merged with Tap gaccha and altogether were called as Tap ratna gaccha. They set up 22 branches of Upake a gaccha namely - Sundara, Prabha, Kanaka, Meru, S ra, Candra, S gara, Hamsa, Tilaka, etc. (VI) Craddha 34th. 35th. 36th. 37th. 38th. 39th. 40th. c rya Devagupta (VI) c rya Siddha (VI) crya Kakka (VII) c rya Devagupta (VII) Siddha S ri (VII) c rya Kakka (VIII) c rya Devagupta (VIII): He was born in Vikram 995 in K atriya caste. He was fond of playing the musical instrument 'V '. He could not give up this habit. So, under the pressure of Congregation, he appointed some other Monk as c rya and migrated to Lat region. In view of his laxity in the performance of the Congregation activities, the Congregation firmly resolved that only a Monk whose parents belong to Jain religion should be appointed as the leader of Congregation, in future. c rya Siddha (VIII) crya Kakka (IX) c rya Devagupta S ri (IX) c rya Siddha S ri (IX) c rya Kakka S ri (X) c rya Devagupta S ri (X) c rya Siddha S ri (X) His disciple Jamb n ga foretold the King of Lodrav that Yavana Mumuci (Muhammad Gajanav ) 41st. 42nd. 43rd. 44th. 45th. 46th. 47th. 164

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