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V. S. 1673. and appointed him on the Gâdi of Acārya Mahārāja Vijaya Séna Sûriji with the name of Vijaya Tilaka Sûri.
It so happened that Vijaya Tilaka Suri died in V. S. 1676. and Vijaya Ananda Suri was appointed as the Pattadhara on the Clădi of Acarya Maharaja Śrī Vijaya Séna Sūriji in place of Vijaya Tilaka Sūri.
Vijaya Ananda Sūri
A Porwaḍa Jaina named Shah Śrivanta Chauhāņa of Rohagäma in Mārwâr had a son named Kâla born by his wife named Sanagari, on the eighth day of the bright-half of the month of Śravana of V. S. 1642. Kala Kumara had Diksâ from Śripuja Varasingaji of Lonka Gaccha.
Kala Kumara, then, took Bhagavati Dikṣâ, along with his father, mother, brother, and sister, at Shirohi on Maha sud 6. of V. S. 1657 at the pious hands of Jagat Guru Acārya Śrīmān Hira Vijaya Sûriśvaraji, and he was named Kamala Vijaya. He was taught Scriptural Knowledge by Upadhyaya Somavijaya Gagi. Acarya Mahârâja Śrî Vijaya Séna Sâriji had given him Pannyâsa-pada. He was given Sūri-pada (staus of an acārya ) in V. S. 1676 at Shirohi by Acârya Vijaya Tilaka Sūri and named Vijaya Ananda Sûri. He meditated on Gautama Mantra. He had done pilgrimage to Maksıjı, Antarikṣajı, Tārangāji, Abūji and other sacred places. By his preaching, Sanghvi Amba and his brother Mehâjali took a caravan sangha to Satrunjaya Giri via Brahmagavâdā, Ābu, Târangâ, Sankhesvara, Gogo, Givnāra. It was through his advice that about sixty-one old temples of Shirohi, Nādulâi, Brāhmaṇa-vādā and other places were repaired. He died at Akabar-purâ near Khambhâta in V. S. 1711,
Formation of New Gacchas.
By the creation of new âcâryas in the place of existing ones already appointed by the catu-r-vidha Sangha, a great split was
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