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Many others, of noble families, took initiation under Sri Hiravijaya Sūri, among whom was Jaisāshah, a Nâgori member of the Emperor's court. Such things added luster to the Suri's fame.
Not less than 160 disciples were initiated at the Sūri's own glorious hands. Similarly he had bestowed the title of a Pandita upon 160 persons, and that of an Upadhyâya upon seven ascetics. He led about 2000 male mendicants and 3000 female mendicants Vijayasena Sūri, Śânticandra Upadhyāya. Bhānucandra Upadhyāya, Kalyâna-vijaya Vâcaka, Siddhicandra and Somavijaya were the chief of his disciples.
The Srāvaka devotees of the Sūri too were affluent persons having nice prestige in the State. They were ready to spend lacs of rupees, without the slightest hesitation, at the instance of their venerable preceptor. From his instructions, temples were erected at several places. He got Jina-images installed at such places as Shirohi Sauripur, Āgra, Khambhat, Patana, Ūna, Delvada, Siddhacala and Ahmedabad, and repairs of other Jaina temples also were effected Over and above this, he directed his activities to the direction of renewing the temples pulled down by the Mohammedans.
Wandering though a number of small and big towns he came to Pātapa, whence was started a caravan for the pilgrimage of the holy Siddhacala. Hailed at various places on the way, when this caravan entered Pālitānā, people streaming forth from every direction collected there in a mammoth gatheriug of two hundred thousand, and no less than one thousand ascetics had joined the same.
After this pilgrimage, the preceptor went to Diva, and passed the cãturmâsa of V. S. 1651 at Unā. Here his health having given way, he was not allowed to continue his wanderings any further. As is usual with such personages, despite his devotees,
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