Tulsi Prajna 2004 07

SR No.: 524620
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shanta Jain, Jagatram Bhattacharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 2004
Total Pages: 114
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 5 MB

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When Hiravijaya took his departure Santichandra was left in his place at the court where the latter stayed till 1587.13 Mr. Roychaudhury seems to have been ignorant of Santichandra having immediately followed Hiravijaya at the court as he says that after the Suri's departure, Bhanuchandra remained at court and at another place confuses Santichandra with Siddhichandra who are two quite different persons.
To resume our narrative, Santichandara wrote a panegyric on the Emperor ('Krpa Rasa Kośa') and when leaving for Gujarat took with him farmans prohibiting the slaughter of animals and proclaiming the abolition of the Jazya and Pilgrim tax in Gujarat.14 The forbidden days were extended so as to comprise six months of the year.1
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Santichandra left Bhanuchandra at the court. He and his pupil Siddichandra16 remained to influence Akbar for the rest of his life. Bhanuchandra accompanied the Emperor to Kashmir and persuaded him to issue a farman abolishing the tax which was then levied on Jaina pilgrims to Satrunjaya.17 The hill was granted to Hiravijaya Suri as the head of the Svetambara Jains; he received the farman in 1592 with a request to send his pupil Vaijayasena Suri. The latter accordingly reached Lahore in 1593 and distinguished himself in many debates with Brahmans and successfully refuted the idea of certain Brahmans that the Jains did not believe in God. Some of the fruits of Vijayasena's influence were in the farmans prohibiting the slaughter of cows, bulls and buffaloes, repealing the law of confiscation of the property of the deceased and the capture of prisoners as hostages.18 The Emperor was so struck by the learning and saintliness of Vijayasena19 that he conferred on him the title of "Savai Hiravijaya Suri" (in a way superior even to Hiravijaya Suri) and had the title of Upadyaya conferred upon Bhanuchandra by Hiravijaya Suri. Vijayasena was instrumental for the order prohibiting fishing in the Indus and the waters of Cutch for four months. Abul Fazl studied under Bhanuchandra "Şaddarshana Samuccaya".21 It was Bhanuchandra who composed a set of 1000 names of the Sun for Akbar and recited it with him every morning.22 When the Jam of Cutch was defeated by Aziz Koka, Bhanuchandra influenced Akbar to order the release of all prisoners of war. 23 The influence of the Jains reached such proportions as to invite the jealousy of the chief Brahmans of the court. Together with Bhanuchandra his pupil Siddichandra was also much respected by Akbar. An extremely handsome man and endowed with amazing knowledge he was given the title of "Khus faham" by the Emperor,24 allowed to visit the harem, and studied Persian by suggestion of Akbar on the death of Hiravijaya Suri Bhanuchandra secured from Akbar
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तुलसी प्रज्ञा अंक 125-126
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