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- c rya, who was adorned with the post of 'Mahattar. He was an ocean of knowledge, epitome of pure code of conduct of rama as and an exemplary scholar in religious doctrines.
We can conclude that up to V.N. 2000 (Vikram 1530) the tradition of epochal - c ryas, who strictly adhered to the tenets of Jain doctrine, though in a declining phase, was in existence.
In the minds of intellectual readers, obviously the doubt arises that - "the era of a religious reformer Lok ha' started in Vikram 1508. Enlightened by his preaching, in 1531 Bh aj and 44 other spiritual aspirants took initiation into the tradition originated by Lok ha which was based on non-violence, compassion and pure Jina tenets. In such a situation, if Vi kha ga i existed in Vikram 1493 to 1530, somewhere a mention should be there about him and his tradition, and Lok ha would have met him.
All we can say about this is that substantial evidences about the life of Lok ha, his birth, birth place, parents and their names, the books authored by him, his achievements and death, etc. are not available till date. With every detail so obscure, we can not even infer whether he had met Vi kha ga i or not. However, from Titthog 1 Pai aya and eulogy of Ni tha it is apparent that Vi kha ga i lived in V.N. 2000 (Vikram 1530).
The names either Vi kha ga i or Vi kha Muni were not at all mentioned anywhere in the Pa val s of vet mbara tradition. But in the Pa val s of Digambara Tradition and the so called 'Nand mn ya Pa val' mention about an crya called Vi kha, however, was the successor Pontiff of crya Bhadrab hu- knower of 14 prior canons and the last omniscient c rya. It was mentioned that he was the first knower of 10 prior canons. Apart from this Vi khc rya, no other Vi khc rya was mentioned anywhere in the Pa val s of Digambara tradition. And this Vi kha muni held the office of c rya for 10 years from V.N. 163 to
173.
Now the question is whether this Vi kh c rya, knower of 10 prior canons who held the office from V.N. 163 to 173 is the same mentioned in eulogy of Ni tha?
63 to 1972 is the same mentioned
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