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Having obtained what was worth obtaining in the twin fields. of logic and philosophy, the Guru Nayavijayji who had spared no pains in equipping his brilliant pupil. Yashovijayji's with the vast armoury of knowledge and information shifted headquarters from Banaras to Agra, where he stayed for four years and perfected his form and shape as a scholar. At the same time enriching his already enormous treasure of learning growing up as a great intellectual with penetrating logic and reasoning mastering the tenets and principles promulgated by one Banarasidas, which were approximately similar to those of the Digambara sect.
In course of his peregrinations, Nayavijayji with Yashovijayji arrived at Ahmedabad, the exalted seat of Jainism. Here also Yashovijayji lost no time in popularizing himself amongst reputed scholars and in spreading the lustre of his learning everywhere. Mahobbatkhan was the Suba of Ahmedabad. He came to hear about the exceptional ability of young Yashovijayji in logic, metaphysics and philosophy and invited him to the royal assembly to enlighten the members of the royal court. Yashovijayji, with the consent of the Guru, obliged the Suba by accepting the invitation which was sent to him with extra-ordinary respect and humility. Here Yashovijayji performed eighteen Avadhans (Avadhans. is a teachnical term used for that intellectual gift through which one is able to remember number of things told seperately by each one in succession may be by eighteen or even more persons and then to attend to them all) properly one by one, beginning from the first person. This feat is possible only if a man is endowed with flawless memory. Seeing this splendid exercise of Yashovijayji, the countiers were dumbfounded. Almost all, not only became his admirers, but even the followers of Jainism, The common belief held by people at large then that there is no sound scholar amongst the Jains was thus prvoed a myth by Yashovijayji. Jainism was thus enthroned on a pedestal and people took pride in adopting it. In Ahmedabad Yashovijayji's excellent qualities of bead and heart were acknowledged and duly appre--- ciated with the designation of Upadhyaya conferred on bim by Vijayadevsuri. He had already been Nyaya Visharada and Naya... carya-the titles earned by him at Banaras in view of his having authored bundred of books 'on Nyaya: .
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