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had thereupon an interview with Akbar at Lahore in course of which he impressed upon him the truth of the Jain doctrine and made him issue Firmāns-orders prohibiting killing of every sort for a week from Aşadha Sud 9th to 15th. Emperor Akbar conferred upon him the title of Yuga-pradhāna i, e, the leader of the age. At the instance of Akbar he conferred Achāryaship on his pupil Mānasimha who was named Jinasimhasūri.
In 1652 Vikrama era he successfully performed at the confluence of the five rivers of the Punjab near Uchnagar the Sadhanā of the deities presiding over Pañjnad-viz 5 Piras. Māņibhadra Yakşa, Khodiyā Kşetrapāla and other deities. * In 1669 he made Emperor SalimJehāngir revoke the order issued by him prohibiting stay of Sadhus, who were not married, in his kingdom. He is known as one of the 'Dādās' amongst the followers of Kharataragaccha who believe that even after his death he helps his devotees whenever invoked by them and protects them as a grand-father would protect his grand children. He died at Bilada in Mārwār on Asvin Vad 2nd (Māru), and Bhadarvā Vad 2nd (Gujarāti), in 1670 Vikrama era. There are celebrations held on this day at Bombay, Surat, Broach, Pāțana and other places every year.
UPADHYAYA SRI SĀNTICANDRA Upādhyāya Sri Sānticandra was a pupil of Sakalacandra and a grand pupil of Sri Vijayadānasūri, the preceptor of the famous Tapāgacchācārya Jagadguru Sri Hīravijayasūri who convincingly preached the Jain doctrine to Emperor Akbar and impressed upon him the basic principle of Ahimsā or non-killing and obtained Firmāns from him prohibiting killing of every sort on certain days and during certain periods and abolishing Jaziā-tax, releasing prisoners and making a grant to Sri Hiravijayasūri of holy places of pilgrimage of the Jains. Sri Hiravijayasūri conferred the title of Upādhyāya on Sri Sānticandra in
* See pp. 48–49 Kharataragaccha Pattavalisangraha by Sri Jina vijaya. The authors of 'Yuga pradhāna Sri Jinacandrasūri' at p. 128 of their work give the names of the five Piras; see also note p. 237 ante.
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