Acharya Jaymalji Maharaj Saheb is remembered in the Sthanakvasi tradition for several important contributions: he upheld very strict monkly discipline, became a scholar of Jain scriptures, and strongly प्रचारित the Sthanakvasi emphasis on ahiṃsā, simplicity, and scriptural conduct. He is also said to have defeated the lax practices of the yati tradition in debates and helped open areas for properly disciplined monks and nuns to travel and preach. In the tradition’s own account, he was honored as Acharya and the Jaymal Jain Shravak Sangh was established on that occasion. ( jppjaingroups.com)

He is further credited with starting an early form of Bhikshu–Bhikshuni diksha in the Sthanakvasi fold, which later inspired the broader Samani tradition in that community. ( jppjaingroups.com)

In simple words: Jaymalji Maharaj Saheb strengthened, organized, and expanded the Sthanakvasi movement through discipline, debate, scriptural authority, and institutional support. ( jppjaingroups.com)