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Similarly the Governors of Nizâm Hyderabad and other pro vinces were greatly pleased with the preachings of the disciples of Acarya Mahārāja Śrimăn Hira Vijaya Sūriji and they made gifts of land for the building of Padukas (canopies for the footprints) of Acarya Mahārāja Śrīmān Hira Vijaya Sūriśvaraji and of Acarya Śri Déva Sūriji.
At Una in Junagadha State, where Acarya Mahārāja Śrtmân Hira Vijaya Sūriśvarajı died, there are Padukas of the Sûriśvaraji and of chief Acaryas of his samudaya (congregation).
Vijaya Tilaka Sūri.
A visā poravāḍa jaina named Dévaji and his wife Jayavanti had two sons named Rupaji and Rāmji. When Acârya Mahārāja Śri Vijayaśéna Sûriji went to Khambhata for the installation ceremony of images of Tirthankaras in the temple built by Śétha Räjiä-vâjiâ, all the four members of the family viz Dèvaji, his wife Jayavanti, and their two sons Rupaji and Rāmji, took Bhagavati Dikṣā at the pious hands of Acārya Mahārāja Vijaya Séna Sūriji. The two boys were named Ratna Vijaya and Rāma Vijaya respectively. Muni Rāmavijayaji was born in V. S. 1651 and he had his Diksă în V. S. 1662. He was very intelligent. He learnt the Sacred Lore in a short time. He was made a Pannyāsa in V. S. 1663.
After the demise of Acarya Mahārāja Vijaya Séna Sûriji, there arose quarrels and petty broils in Tapa-gaccha. Pattadhara Acarya Déva Sūriji was very liberal-minded. He showed partiality towards newly-formed Sâgara Gaccha Other Sadhus of the samudaya (congregation) did not like the idea. To lower the reputation, of Acarya Śri Déva Suriji, some of the Sadhus headed by Upadhyaya Somavijaya Gaņi, Upadhyāya Bhānucandra Capi and others, gave âcārya pada (status of an acarya) to Pannyasa Ramvijayaji, with the vasakṣépa (benediction) from Bhattaraka Vijaya Sūnder Sūriji of Vaḍa Gagccha, at Shirohi ir
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