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The Great Atmaramji
A perusal of his works, nay a glance at the contents of the vols. is sufficient to show his mastery of the subject, bis keen insight of the Jain texts and the systematic method of his treatment of complex questions that are stumbling blocks to students of Jain culture. His sterling merits were much appreciated by the then European scholars. I take this opportunity of quoting one instance only before concluding these my humble lines. The great scholar late Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle who edited one of the Jain Agamas in Bibliotheca Indica Series published by the A. S. of Bengal, was so much impressed with his learning that he composed several verses in Sanskrit in praise of Atmaramji Maharaj and dedicated his work, 'Upasagdasao Sutra' to him. The verses depict the excellence of this great personality in a nut-shell and ran as follows:
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" दुराग्रहध्वान्तविभेदभानो !, हितोपदेशामृतसिन्धुचित्त!। . सन्देहसन्दोहनिरासकारिन् !, जिनोक्तधर्मस्य धुरंधरोऽसि ॥ १॥ अज्ञानतिमिरभास्करमज्ञाननिवृत्तये सहृदयानाम् । आर्हत्तत्त्वादर्श ग्रंथमपरमपि भवानकृत् ॥ २ ॥ आनंदविजय श्रीमन्नात्माराममहामुने ।। .. मदीय निखिलप्रश्नव्याख्यातः शास्त्रपारग ॥ ३ ॥ कृतज्ञता चिह्नमिदं ग्रंथसंस्करणं कृतीन् । यत्नसम्पादितं तुभ्यं श्रद्धयोत्सृज्यते मया ॥ ४ ॥" .
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[ Shree Atmaramji
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