Vijyanandsuri Swargarohan Shatabdi Granth

Author(s): Navinchandra Vijaymuni, Ramanlal C Shah, Shripal Jain
Publisher: Vijayanand Suri Sahitya Prakashan Foundation Pavagadh

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amended and corrected his works also. He widely travelled in Mewar, Godwar, Sirohi, Gujrat and Malwa The remaining 'pratishthas' of Ranakpur temple were done by him. Several known inscriptions from V.E.1503 to 1517 throw light about his various activities in Mewar and other areas. Manikya Sunder Gani composed Bhava Bhavna Balavbodh in V.E.1501 at Delawara (Mewar). This work was amended by Yati Siddhanta Nipuna. He remained alive for many years and actively served Ratan Shekhar Suri. Shubh Shila was another writer who remained alive upto V.E.1540 and also composed many works 15.
Laxmi Sagar Suri succeeded Ratna Shekhar Suri. He consecrated several temples and icons. From V.E. 1517, he was appointed as the Acharya. We find his inscriptions on the bronzes of Godwar, now preserved in the Chintamani temple of Bikaner, dated V.E. 1517 to 153516. A few icons of Achalgarh dated V.E. 1518, Bhim Vasahi of Abu dated V.E.1525 and others were consecrated by him. It seems that the festivities of Bhim Vasahi were arranged at a large scale17. Several Jain monks of Tapa Gachcha including Sudhanandan Suri, Sanjay Suri and others were also present. After Laxmi Sagar Suri, Sumati Badhu succeeded.
He arranged several consecration ceremonies. He died circa V.E.1552 and was succeeded by Hem Vimal Suri. He did hard labour to remove 'shithalachar' (loose discipline) among the Jain monks. Those monks who could not mould themselves according to his instructions, were removed from the Sangh. In Lalpura, he arranged the consecration ceremony of a Jain temple built by Shreshthi Dhanpal in V.E.1563. In V.E. 1570, he endowed the status of Acharya on Anand Vimal, who was a very erudite pundit. Hem Vimal remained much active in Gujrat. He criticised the 'Kaduva Panth' now known as 'Baies Sampardaya'. The style of his preaching was very effective. His descendants were learned pundits and composed several works. Among them the names of Jin Manakya and Harshkul Gani and others are noteworthy. Various branches of Tapa Gachcha known as 'Kutubpura', 'Kamal Kalasa', 'Palanpura' and 'Vimal Shakha' sprang up during this time.
Hem Vimal Suri's successor was Anand Vimal Suri. He travelled in Jaisalmer area and made the Kothari family his follower. He also went to Mewat, Marwar and Mewar to carry out propaganda against the 'Baies Sampardaya' or 'Kaduvas'. The renovation of Shatrunjay temple was
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