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produced in Tapă Caccha The followers of Ācārya Déva Sūri were known as followers of the Déva Sūră Caccha and the followers of Ācārya Ananda Sûri were called followers of Āpanda Süra or Apa Súra accha. A third division was formed by the giving of Acârya Pada to Upadhyāya Raja Sagara.
Ācārya Rāja Sāgara Suri
Acārya Raja Sāgara was the younger brother and disciple of Upadhyaya Nėmisagaraji. -a disciple of Labdhi Sāgaraji, a chief disciple of Mahopadhyaya Sri Dharma Sāgaraji. He was born in V. S. 1637. He had his Diksā with Upadhiya Néma Sågarji He was named Mukti Sagara. He was made a Pannyasa in V. S. 1665.
Nagara Sheth Sāntidas Sheth-the well known ancestor of the present Nagara Sheth Family of Ahmedabad was very wealthy and most prominent among the Jains of Gujerat at that time. He had great influence with Emperor Jehängira and Emperor Shāhajahāna. It is said that Emperor Shahajahāna was very respectfully addressing him as his own maternal uncle.
Now, Nagara Sheth śāntidas requested Ācārya Maharaja Vijaya Séna Sūriji that his Guru Mukti Sagaraji be made an Upadhyaya but his request was rejected under the plea that the creation of more Upādhyāyas will lower the value of Upadhyaya Pada in public estimation.
Upadhyāya Néma Sägarji accompanied Ācārya Maharaja Déva Sariji to Mändava-gadha when the latter was invited there by Emperor Jehāngira. Ācārya Mahāraja Déva Sûriji was awarded the sitle of Jehāngira Maha Tapā' and Upādhyāya Nema Sägarfi was named 'Jagajipakà' by Emperor Jebangira in V. S. 1674. Upādhyāya Nema Sågarji died at Mändavgadha in V, S. 1674.
Mukti Sagaraji the disciple of Upadhyāya was made a Pannyāsa in V. S. 1665. Pannyasa Mukti Sagarji was made an
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