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Lok ha was moved and distressed by this type of treacherous politics. The detachment and aversion which was in a dormant state manifested itself in a mammoth form with this inhumane incident. He resigned from his post with a firm resolution to endeavour towards self-realisation and emancipation. In spite of reiterated enticements by the newly- crowned B da ha and his efforts to retain him by increasing his salary and promoting him to a higher post, Lok ha resigned and shifted to P a a with his wife and son and settled there. Every cell of his body, mind and soul was filled with detachment and yearned for renunciation. He persuaded his wife and son and took initiation into Yati Dharma from Monk Sumati Vijaya in Vikram 1509 in P a a. His Dk Guru named him as Lak m Vijaya. He studied scriptures from his Guru. While involved in the study of scriptures, he became cognizant of the fundamental pure form of Jain doctrine and religion. So he left Sumati Vijaya and started expounding the fundamental Dharma as propounded in scriptures to the people. Wandering through many places - villages, cities, Ahmadabad, P a a etc., he propagated the original tenets of
rama a Bhagaw na. People enlightened by his explanations, followed him giving their support for the noble cause. Many yatis also became his followers and started living with him. Lak m Vijaya Lok ha propagated the pure Jain doctrine for many years.
Once in Vikram 1530-31 the monks of Araha av d , Pa a and Surat Congregations who set out on a pilgrimage, fortuitously met in Ahmadabad. Because of rains and some other disturbances on the way, the monks of these Congregations stayed back in Ahmadabad. When they were informed that Lok ha explains the original pure form of Jain doctrine, they all went to the venue along with their respective Congregations to listen to him. Listening to his commentary, and explication of the pure tenets, they got enlightened on the very first day itself. They could appraise the gross difference between the original and the one they were practising – on one side was the nature of scripture based pure code of conduct of rama as that should be observed with a lofty pursuit of attaining the salvation, and on the other was the distorted form of asceticism, blemished entirely by the heretic practices, material possessions of titular yatis. Thus they got perturbed and disconcerted immensely on the very first day itself. They continued to go to listen to the explanations of Lok ha regularly.
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