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Chapter VIII Hairakayuga
Kalikalasarvagna Hemasūri obtained partial success as a missionary at the court of Siddharaja and complete success at the court of Kumārapāla who embraced Jainism and glorified it. His work was continued by Hiravijayasūri who attended the meetings at Ibadatakhăná and created in Emperor Akbar deep love for the Jain principle of Abimsā or non-violence. Under Jain influence, Akbar gave up flesh and prohibited the taking of life for several months in a year. Under Hiravijaya's instructions, the Emperor performed many pious and religious deeds. For these reasons, the following sixty years in Jain History are known as the Hairakayuga.
Hiravijayasūri was born at Palanapura in A. D. 1526-7. His father's name was Kurashah and mother's name Náthibii. Sanghaji Suraji and
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