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time he was full of vanity, which never allows a person to make progress. The people who have reached the climax of vanity have been thrown down.
He steadily studied the religious books and achieved steady progress there--in, but his vanity remained as before. As Dévabhadra Upadhyāya desired to give him Ācāryaship, he insisted on Jagac'c'andra Suri to do so. Vastupāla, the minister, objected to this as, he was well acquainted with the proud conduct and feelings of Vijayac'andra Sūri, but thinking that he would be helpful to Dévéndra Sūri and being prevailed upon by Dévabhadra Upadhyâya, Jagac'c'andra Sūri gave 'Sūri'-ship to him. At least for a short period afterwards, he remained faithful to Dévendra Suri but his unsteady feelings were now beyond control.
These were the days of negligence Vijayac'andra Suri was affected by it, and joining the indolent and negligent priests, he assumed their leadership. Sree Dévèndra Suri came to know of this, and leaving Mālvâ, he came to Khambhāta Vijayac'andra Suri did not approach him even to show his respects to him. Dévèndra-Sūri sent a word demanding from him to say why he had lived at the same place for 12 years. As a reply to this he said “We are devoid of pride and full of disinterestedness.' As Vijaya c'andra Sarı lived continuously for twelve years in the big 'Upā. śraya' or 'Poshāl', Sree Dévéndra Sūri who had come to Kham bhāta from Malava-désha had to live in small 'Poshál' Since then the sect of Vijayac'andra Sīri was known as 'Vruddha-pausalika' and the followers Dévéndra Sūriwere known as "Laghu-pausālika.' The liberty that was granted by Vijayac'andra Suri is as follows:
(1) The ascetics can have bundles of clothes. (2) 'Vigayas' may be used every day. (3) The clothes may be washed every day (4) Fruits and vegetables may be accepted by the ascetics
in 'Goc'arı'. (5) Liberty to be enjoyed in using 'Ghrita' by the monks
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