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On hearing the responses of amkar c rya to the questions put by Bh rat , she also became helpless in replying. As per the pre-agreed terms of debate, Mamdana Mi ra renounced the householder's life and accepted monkhood by becoming a disciple of
amkar c rya. After initiating Mamdana Mi ra into monkhood, amkara renamed him as S re wara.
After this, amkar c rya engaged himself in scriptural debates at 43 centres of power of different religions in the country and defeated all of them. Most of the defeated scholars had to convert to Vedic religion.
Time of amkar c rya
There is a big difference of opinion amongst scholars concerning the time of amkar c rya. But scholars of later part have finally established his time as Vikram 845-877 or 788-820AD.
An important fact of this unified effort of amkar c rya and Kum rilla was that Buddhism became extinct from this country. But the founding doctrine of Jainism was so beneficial for all that in spite of more severe attacks on them than on Buddhism, Jainsim continued to maintain an honourable and effective presence in this land of ryas.
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