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powder) from the dome of the central part of the temple situated in Pralhădanpur (Palanpur)
Thinking that Dévéndra Sûri was full of greatness and power, Jagac'c'andraSuri who had reformed and purified the religious rites, had granted 'Āc'ārya ship to him and had installed him on his seat, because it was not easy to bear the burden of the society after the reformation On account of being entreated by DévabhadraGani, he ( Jagac'candra Sūri) had given 'Ac’āryaship’ even to Vijayac'andraSūrı but being led astray by other monks who had been indolent in religious practices, he also had been negligent. He consented to some liberty to be enjoyed by the monks in religious rites. The Jains who followed him lived in big Upasrayas' and hence they were known as Vruddha-pausālika (Vadi-pośāl), and those who followed DévéndraSūri were known as · Laghu-pausalika'. Vijayac'andra säri was learned and shrewd and he had rendered good help to Dévéndra Sûri in his works, but afterwards he separated himself from Dévéndra Sūrı and encouraged negligence and indolence.
Devendra Sûrı was not only learned but his conduct also was best. This we know for he did not tolerate the carelessness of Vijayacandra Sūri. He was endowed with the gift of speech and hence the learned scholars like the minister Vastupāla used to come to listen to his lectures. His power of explaining things and creating interest therein, was wonderful. No leso than eighteen hundred Jains with Sâmâyıka used to attend the andiance gathered to listen to his speeches. The Jain religion was in the ascendent there only in the temple of Prahladanpur (Pālanpur) rice to the extent of one 'Mūndhā (a measure) and betelnuts to the extent of sixteen maunds were received every day. The pupils of Sree Dévendra sūri also were also learned and awe-inspiring. When the followers of Vijayac'andra separated themselves from Devendra Sûri and when both the parties began to support their own cults, the ancestors of a goldsmith
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