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straight answers therefore the ascetics of the gac'chha were asked to go far away. After the death of Kūmārapāla, Samati singh the Ac'ārya of the gac'chha came to Patan, on being asked by the people what his gac'chha was, he said, "We be long to Sardha-pūnamia-gac'chha. The followers of this system do not worship a Jin-shrine with fruits.
Gac'chha
Agamik
Śree Silgūua Sūri and Devabhadra Suri were the two ac'âryas who belonged to Punamină gac'chha and got the admitted into Anchala Gac'chha but afterwards they left it also and starated their own sect. They taught that prayers should not be offered to Ksetra devata. Besides this, they expounded some new theories and gave the name of Agamik Gac'cha to their paity. This sect started in V. S. 1250. In this Gac'cha also there were many powerful teachers. and they have contributed to the literary field as well as to the up liftment of Janim.
Bahadoddhara ( The 14th Uddhāra)
Samara-raja of of Soratha did not accept the authority of Kumārapāla. Hence the King sent the minister Udayana with an army to punisn him. Travelling on and on the minister reached Pâlitană. To have the benefit of the pilgrimage he ascended the great mountain with very gret delight and after worshipping the most gracious Lord of the universe fell into Kausagga dhyana. At that time the main temple was made of wood and it was old. In the mean time a rat took up the wick of a light and began to enter his hole with it. No sooner was the attention of the priest drawn to this then the buruing wick was snatched away. Seeing this sight the minister fell into deep thought. He thought to himself that if the priest had not used his presence of mind the temple would have sustained a great harm. When the temple was of that condition, what was the use of the great minister like me? Then the minister there and then vowed that till the temple was repaired, he would observe celib
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