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right of Jainas to their Tīrthas (holy places) which the Emperor made over to certain Jainas, and another prohibited the slaughter of animals during the pajūsaņa and on the dates held sacred by the Jaina community.
Vinayavijaya studied from his guru all the Jaina scriptures, and then asked his permission to go to Benares, well-known from ancient times as the most famous centre of learning, to study the metaphysics of the non-Jaina schools of philosophy.
Yaśovijaya joined him on his journey to Benares, and they soon reached that famous city. Here they found themselves compelled to put off their Jaina ascetic's dress because of the prejudices of Brāhmaṇas against the Jainas who were termed nāstikas (heretics or atheists). The nature of the hatred of the Brāhmaņas for the Jainas may be judged from the following saying which was openly taught by the Panditas:
हस्तिना ताड्यमानोऽपि न गच्छेज्जैनमन्दिरम् । (Trans.— Even if one be killed by an elephant one
should not take shelter in a Jaina temple.) Under the circumstances, no Brāhmaṇa Pandita was expected to accept a Jaina as his pupil. Vinayavijaya and his companion Yaśovijaya, therefore, changed their dress, and calling themselves Vinayalāl and Jasulāl respectively appeared before a learned Brāhmaṇa who was well known for his erudition in the six famous darsanas (systems) of Hindu metaphysics. They were readily accepted as pupils, and began to pursue their studies, Yaśovijaya taking a great interest in Logic and Vinayavijaya in Grammar. In due course of time, they successfully completed
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