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Journal of the Gujarat Research Society July 1941

1941

Among the many famous historical persons whose names shed lustre on the brilliant Age of Akbar in Early career of Indian history during the second half of the Hiravijayaji sixteenth century we must include that of Hiravijaya Suri the supreme pontiff of the Swetambar branch of the Jain church and the most outstanding personality in the religious history of Jainism in modern times. [...] The Farman says that in response to the request made by Hiravijaya Suri the Emperor was pleased to grant to him as the representative of the Jain Swetambari commnity the hills of Siddhachal Girnar Taranga Keshrinath and Abu in Gujarat as also the five hills of Rajgir and the hills of Samat Shikhar in Bengal as also all other Jain temples and places of pilgrimage in the Empire so that [...] He too received the Suri with due respect and in this manner the vast body of pilgrims arrived at Palitana situated at the foot of the sacred hill of Shatrunjaya.' The full moon day of the month of Chaitra of the Samvat year 1650 (March 26 1594) had been fixed On the summit for the ascent of the holy mountain and the of Shatrunjaya previous night was spent by the great Sanghpati and the vas [...] Ascending the hill on foot the Suriji entered one of the two fortified peaks at the summit and the order in which he made his obeisance to the sacred images and padukas ' at the various shrines is recorded by the authors of the Hirsaubhagya-kavya and the Hiravijayasuri Riis. [...] As will be seen it confirms the information derived from literary and documentary sources about the favours granted by the Eperor Akbar to the Suri as the representative of the Jain comunity and religion Hail ! These are the footmarks of holy Hiravijaya the best of Suris on his monument —manifesting their spiritual eminence through the ringing of the bells of heavenly cars heard and light
history
Pages
79
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120044
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii C.N Vakil, J.H Trivedi view
Main Tendencies in Mediaeval Gujarati Literature
127-145 M.R Majmuder view
Epigraphic and Other Records in Gujarat Relating to the Jain Saint Hiravijaya Suri
146-158 M.S. Commissariat view
Rao Desalji of Cutch (1819-1860) :The First English—Educated Ruling Prince in Western India
159-170 B.K. Baman-Behram view
An Incomplete Inscription from Ahmadabad
171-173 M.A. Chaghtai view
The Cave Temple of Mandapeshwar
174-180 R.G. Gyani view
The Arqleology of Gujarat
181-184 R.G. Gyani view
Article
185-188 unknown view
Reviews
189-190 unknown view
Notes
191-192 unknown view
List of Members of the Gujarat Research Society 1941
193-195 unknown view
Backmatter
i-vii unknown view

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