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recommendation of Abhayadéva Sări, he succeeded to the seat of Abhayadéva Sûri.
At this time, the followers of the C'ailyavâsi sect were more in power in Medapatana etc, he started for that part of the country and numerous 'Bhavyas' were preached and brought to the right path.
Jinvallabha Sūri had advised the goddess Candika of Citod to leave off the slaughter of beasts, and had defeated many opponents in debate As every 'Tirthankare' (A saint) has 5 Kalyânaka (five stages of development), so had Mahavira Swami (as Cyavana; 'Janma' (birth); 'Diksa' is initiation into the holy order of Jain monks, 'Kevalajnāna' ie. Perfect Knowledge and 'Moksa' i.e. salvation). Such were the prevalent five Kalyānaka but Jinavallabha Sûri considered the'Garbhaharaṇa' of Mahavira Swāmi (taking away of the fetus) as the 6th Kalyanaka and tried his best to make propaganda in favour of his belief. He attracted ten thousand persons of Vagad and other people of Citod to him and made them his adherents. He was a stern opponent of caityavād and the caityas (temples) which he got constructed were called Vidhi-caityas. He forfade people to act against the canons of religion. He had got to build Nemi-jinālaya in Nagpur and Vidhicaitya in Naravarpur. He is the author of Sūkśmārtha-siddhantvicārsār, Pinda-viśuddhi-chapter, Sanghpattak, Dharma Siksa, Praśnottar-satak, Agamik-vastu-vicarsur, Pausadha vidhi chapter, Pratikraman-samăcari, Swapnāṣṭaka-vicar etc etc .and had reviewed the book of Samveg-rangśala written by Śree Jincandra Sūri. He left this world in V. S. 1167. Śree Jinadattâ Sūri succeeded Śree Jinvallabha Şuri. He possessed great personality He is worshipped in North India as Dada-gûrū.
40. Sri Muni Candra Sûri.
Muni Candra Suri was a pupil of Vinaya-candra Upadhyaya. As Nèmicandra Sûri found in him a fit person to bear the burden of the Gaccha, he appointed his spiritual brother (pupil of the same teacher) on his own seat. He had accepted the life of
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