Treasure Of Qualities Introduction to Inspiring Life of Acharya Vijaydharmsuri Maharaj

Author(s): Prashamratnavijay
Publisher: Dharmkrupa Trust

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A touch of the Pious... Marching towards the new direction in Life!!
The Jain Temple of Ranpur had organized a grand procession from the Town Gate. Ranpur is a small town located in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Pujyapad Panyas Shri Mohanvijayji Maharaj's name had become pre-eminent in that area. People were fond of his profound knowledge and elocution. His Sermons had brought a turning point in the life of plenty of individuals and hence, he had become their beloved Gurudev. Today he was visiting Ranpur after a lot of requests and thus the welcome procession was organized.
It happened so, that Chabalben's paternal family used to reside in Ranpur. Whenever there would be a vacation, Bhaichand use to arrive here with his mother to spend the holidays. Co-incidentally, when the procession was on, he was present in Ranpur itself. Actually, not being a regular town-member of Ranpur, he was unaware about who was Panyas Mohanvijayji Maharaj, but just as he saw a huge crowd heading out for the procession, he too felt like joining. Nowadays, parents have to literally push off their kids to visit
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the temple but in those days, children personally used to take interest in joining such religious processions! As this was one of the most vital events for Ranpur, the temple officials had left nothing in the grandeur for its preparation! The procession commenced on the desired time and with a huge stream of people surrounded around, Panyas Mohanvijayji Maharaj entered the Temple-Hall, where he was expected to deliver his sermon.
During the on-going procession, Bhaichand had come to know of a lot about Panyas Mohanvijayji Maharaj from the people talking throughout the way. Some were praising his knowledge, some his wisdom, some about his obedience, some about his elocution and some about his patience and prowess. It felt as though, instead of observing the procession, people were just engaged in extolling the qualities of Mohanvijayji Maharaj! An obvious curiosity was generated in Bhaichand's mind to get introduced with the specialties of Panyas Mohanvijayji Maharaj and hence, he continued