Vijyanandsuri Swargarohan Shatabdi Granth

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

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(4) The forts of Kumbhalgarh and Machind, having various Jain
temples, be renovated. The Tapa Gachcha sources mention that the respect given by the Maharana to Vijay Deva Suri was equal to the veneration given by Kumarpal to Hem Chandra. Several inscriptions upto V.E.1709 are found installed. The Barkana inscription of V.E.1686 edited by the author in Sambodhi (Ahmedabad) contains the details of the concessions given by the Maharana of Udaipur during the fair held in the temple of Paraswa Nath. They were given at the instance of Vijay Deva Suri. The old temples of Jalore were likewise renovated in V.E.1681, 1683 and 1684. All the temples have the name of Vijay Deva Suri as the Bhattarka. The inscriptions of V.E.1681 and 1683 were installed by Jaimal Mauhnot, the father of Nainsi. The inscription of V.E.1684 was installed by Pamecha Oswal of Medata. It seems that Jai Sagar, a Jain monk lent active support in the above construction work. The 'Sutradhars Tola, Issar, Taha, Duha and Hara also constructed a separate Jain temple which has an icon consecrated by Vijay Deva Suri. Nadol, the old capital of Chauhans, contains beautiful Jain temple. It was renovated in V.E.1686 and the icons were installed by Vijay Deva Suri and his disciple Vijay Singh Suri 8. The Kekind Jain temple also contains the name of Vijay Deva Suri, as the successor of Vijay Sena Suri. Nadlai is an important Jain Tirtha, where also the icons were installed in V.E.1674, 1686 and other time. These were got installed by Vijay Deva Suri. From Pali, three inscriptions of V.E.1686 were noticed. These were installed by some Jain families of Medata, Pali and others. Similar inscriptions have also come to notice from Ghanghani and many other places of Gujrat, Malwa bearing the name of Vijay Deva Suri. Vijay Singh Suri was appointed the successor of Vijay Deva Suri but he pre-deceased him.
According to Tapa Gachcha sources, Vijay Singh Suri was the 61st in succession from Mahavira. His disciple was Satya Vijay Gani who was succeeded by Kapur Vijay, Kashma Vijay, Jin Vijay, Uttam Vijay, Padam Vijay, Rup Vijay, Kirti Vijay, Kastur Vijay, Mani Vijay and Buddhi Vijay one after the other, but none of them was given the status of Acharya. Buddhi Vijay's disciple was Atmaram, or Anand Vijay, who became Acharya in S.E.1943 at Palitana, and came to be known as Vijayanand (whose passing away centenary is being celebrated). Vijayanand was a great saint and scholar who wrote at least 12 books in prose, outstanding being Tattva
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