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had to suffer much physical pains there, as they were walking on foot. Some of them had their feet torn. Akbar, out of sympathy for them, halted there for three days, and advanced on his way only when they were able to walk again. They then came to Lahore.
Similarly Akbar had taken Bhanuchandra with him when he went to Burhanpur. He stopped looting of the city at Bhanuchandra's advice.
Bhanuchandra obtained the title of ' Upadhyaya' as a result of the Emperor's favour. It is said in the "Hirvijaysuriras "that once a daughter was born to Jehangir in the Mula constellation. The astrologers said that the girl was born in inauspicious signs and would bring disaster to the family. She should, therefore, be thrown into a current of water. But Bhanuchandra stopped Akbar from doing such a thing. He advised him to get ashtottarisnatra recited. This was done with great pomp, and the Emperor spent a lac of rupees on that.
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Subsequent to this the Emperor once inquired if Bhanuchandra had any title; and learning that he had none, he at once sent a request to Hirvijaysuri to entitle him as 'Upadhyaya. ' Suriji agreed to this and sent the 'vasakshepa, and the title was conferred on Bhanuchandra with great celebration. On this occasion Abul Fazl had given away 25 horses and 10,000 rupees in alms.
It is also believed that Bhanuchandra had taught Jain scriptures to Jehangir and Danial.
We have incidentally mentioned the names of Karmachandra and Mansinh. Out of these, Karmachandra was once a minister of the king of Bikaner. Gradually, by his cleverness, he came to be a minister of Akbar. Karmachandra was a Jain and followed Khartar-gachha. It was due to Karmachandra that an Acharya named Jinchandrasuri of Khartar-gachha also had lived at the court of Akbar and acquired some favour.18
Mansinh was the pupil of Jinchandrasuri. Akbar had taken this Mansinh also with him in his tour of Kashmere. After his return from Kashmere he was given the title of 'Acharya' and
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