Kalikal Sarvagna Hemchandracharya

Author(s): Anandsagarsuri, Sagaranandsuri
Publisher: Manav Mangal Bombay

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totally devoted himself to writing books on different subjects and wrote many large and small volumes. This he continued diligently till the sunset of his life. It is said that he wrote thirty five million (3,50,00,000) shlokas during his life time. Nowhere in history is a record to match this figure, either by any Jainacharya or any other scholar, in the history of literature. This could be possible only through the grace of Devi Saraswati.
Hemchandrasooriji used his pen in every branch of literature and also other fields. he completed every subject that he begun with. His writings show that they are not merely dead words but are lilting poetries full of life and meaning. He has written on so many subjects that he could be called a grammarian, philosopher, historian, literateur, thinker, orator, religious leader, cleaver politician and he has played all these different roles with dexterity. Readers interested in different subjects will find his literature useful, besides the valuable information lying hidden for further research.
His literature is valued even to this day because of the depth of thought, clarity of expression, logical conclusions, complete projection of the subject,
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