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KING KUMARPAL
AND HEM-CHANDRACHARYA
In the picture story titled Kalikaal Sarvajna Hem-chandracharya interesting incidents from the life of Acharya Shri Hem-chandra Suri were included.
Under the influence of Acharyashri, Siddharaj, the king of Gujarat, became tolerant towards all religions and performed many historical deeds of public welfare. Kumarpal succeeded Siddharaj as ruler of Gujarat. Kumarpal was under the influence of Acharyashri since the very beginning. This added ideal virtues like love for knowledge, kindness for people, amnesty for beings, devotion for Jina and guru, and religious tolerance to his valiant personality. As a consequence the state of Gujarat saw all-round progress and affluence.
Historians like Shri K. M. Munshi have also accepted that the combination of a farsighted and open minded acharya like Hem-chandra and a brave and generous king like Kumarpal was the root cause of the all-round progress of Gujarat.
In this picture story we present to our readers the incidents that reveal these ideal virtues of king Kumarpal and the interesting story of public welfare activities of Acharya Shri Hem-chandra Suri
Like the preceding picture story, this has also been written by Acharya Shrimad Vijaya Nityanand Surishvar who is an accomplished author of biographies of illustrious persons from Jain history. We express our gratitude to him.
-Shrichand Surana `Saras'
Editor: Muni Chidanand Vijaya
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