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Through his pious ways and right instructions, the snare of the hypocrats was destroyed, and once more the masses rallied round the pure Jaina faith.
The Sûri then sent his learned disciple Vidyāsāgara towards Jésalmer, where the latter over-powered in disputations the Kharatara monks. Upādhyāya Vidyāsāgara bore excellent moral character in Mévãd and Morvi too, did he defeat indisputations the followers of Vijā and Luňkā respectively.
Purthermore, through due instructions, he caused to be in stalled Jina-images as well as instalation-ceremonies at a number of places such as Ajayameru, Sângănagara, Jesalmer, Mandovara, Nagora, Nädalāi, Sädaļi, Sirohi, Pălitāņā, Junāgadh, Pátana, Rādhanpur, Ahmedabad, Méhsana, Kävi, Gandhåra, Kapagavanja, Idar, Khambhāta, etc
Wanderings having been forbidden, 64 Jaina temples at Jesalmer had been closed. These temples the mal-doctrinısts had encompassed with thorns. Sri Anandavimala Sūri, by his own efforts, caused all of them to be opened once more, and inspired taith in the general masses.
Now, Suratrāna, the Ruler of Saurāstra, had issued a decree permitting only those ascetics to wander through his land who proved master-disputationists Thereupon Työasuiha, & favourite of the emperor and an humble devotee of Sri Anandavimala Sūri, entreated the preceptor to carry on his ramblings through Saurāştra for the benefit of aspiring souls; for he had full faith in the Ācārya's talents The Quru commanded Pannyāsa Jagarsi and others of his pupils to carry on their wanderings through Saurastra This pious Pannyåsa Jagarşi impressed nicely on Suratrapa, thus enhancing the glory of the Jaina faith.
Then, in course of his wanderings, the Sīri arrived at the Holy Šatrunjaya. He felt an urgent necessity of repairing the ruined temples there. At that time Osaväl Karmāsă of Citoda had also come there. He being a great devotee of the preceptor, the
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