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scriptures under nanda Vimala Sri. After becoming a great scholar in scriptures Lakhamas (Lok ha) gave sermons at Tripoliy in Pa a and started showing the real portrait of Dharma.
Awakened and enlightened by the preaching of Lakhamas (Lok ha) 45 detached souls like R pas, ha Bh m, ha Bh ramala and others, took initiation into monkhood on Thursday, the bright 11" day of Vai kha month in Vikram 1531 and established Lok gaccha. R pas was appointed as the first pontiff successor; Bh ramala and Bhujar ja (Bhojar ja or Bh mj) were ordained as Sthaviras. Lok gaccha gained momentum.
It appears that Monk Ryacandra (Vikram 1726), the author of P tariya gaccha Pa val alone was the victim of total inauspicious effects of (bad planetary conditions) Bhasmagraha. Or else why had he penned such baseless things? There is nothing worthy to be considered in this Pa val, except one new thing, i.e. Lok ha belonged to Mārawāļa, Kharam iy or Vir miy village and was of Bisa Oswala caste. In M rawāda, persons engaged in estate business were called as “Mehat '; however it cannot be ascertained that Lakhamas belonged to Mehat family.
Political conditions from Vikram 1357 to 1382
During the regime of Khilaj dynasty in Delhi, All udd na Khilaj wanted to establish his authority over R jap t n . As a first step towards this direction he invaded on Ra athambhaura in Vikram 1357. King Ham ra of Ra athambhaura opposed audaciously. However, after a fierce battle, All udd na Khilaj defeated and captured Ra athambhaura. Thus the Cauh na kingdom established by Govindar ja, the son of P thy r ja Cauh na in Vikram 1250 came to an end in Vikram 1357.
3 years after establishing authority over Ra athambhaura, All udd na Khilaj invaded Cittauda with a huge army in Vikram 1360. R wala Ratanasimha of Mewāda, with amazing valour and undaunted courage, waged war against the Khilaj army continuously for 6 months. Ultimately R wala Ratanasimha, along with his sons, grandsons, kith and kin - Sarad ras and R jap ta warriors - donning of saffron robes opened the gates of Cittauda and fiercely attacked the enemy, prepared to stake
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