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अभिप्राय
As the good luck would have it His Holiness Sri Pramodavijayasūriji a renowned Acharya came to the city of Bharatpur, Sri Acharya's discourses on pbilosopby & religion, this stress on the value of the spiritual attainments of man ripened the seed of spirituality & renunciation hidden in the mind of the young gentleman who was eager to embrace asceticism aocording to the tents of JAIN SIDDHANTA. He became the disciple of Sri Pramodavijayasūriji & was initiated into the order of Sanyasadharma of a Jain ascetio, with the new name of Sri Ratnavijayji.
His Holiness had as his preceptor Yati Sri. Sagarchandra who taught him Grammer, Logic, Amarakośa, prose & poetry. He became a learned scholur in Prakrit & Sanskrit languages and literature as well as in comtemporary Indian Philosophy & religion intensely specialising in Jain Siddhānta. He undertook an extensive tour throughout INDIA when he practised several religious vows of CHATURMASA continuously fasting for long periods. He attended to all his personal works himself and never allowed his disciples to do any piece of service for him. He was quite hale and healthy and was always immersed in study & writing of philosophical works & engaged in the spread by light of knowledge wherever he went.
HIS GREAT WORKS : His works number 61 containing lakhs of verses composed in various metres on variety of themes.
ABHIDHĀNA RAJENDRA KOSA: This work is the crowning item of his literary endeavours. It marks a unique period in literary history of the world and merits universal praise and commandation at the hands of emminent scholars. It brings out the roots, the derivations and the meanings of all words in Magadhi language in which many of the Jain ancient philosophical works are written. It contains quotations from about 97 standard works. It gives in detail the history of a particular word and its usage in various contexts. It clarifies beyond doubt the connotation of all the technical words we come across in Jain Siddhanta and literature, the parallel of which is found no where in Jaina Lexicons and Dictio. naries. Even à cursory glance through the pages of these volumes will make the reader understand the essentials of Jain philosophy and
