Monk and Monarch

Author(s): Vidyavijay
Publisher: Deepchand Banthia

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Khambhat on the 11th day of the black half of Jyeshtha, V. S. 1672, at the age of 68 years. Emperor Jehangir had given as gift 10 Vighas of land for his stupa and had observed three days' 'Hartal.'
Pandit Devavijayji writes, in his poem "Vijaysensurisajjhaya", as follows:
“ સંધવી. ચંદું ગુણથી સુણી તુ ગુરુ નિરવાણ જ આહિ; મુખથી તખેાલ તવ નાંધીએ તુ નરપતિ સલેમ સાહિ"રે. ૩૬ અમારિ પલાવઇ ગુનામિ તુ ત્રણ દિવસ નિજ રાજિ' રે; ભૂમિ દ્દેશ વીધા દીઇ તુ શૂભ નીંપાવા કા િરે.
૩૭.
Somaji Shah of Khambhat had erected a Stupa" at the place where he was burnt.
2. SHANTICHANDRAJI UPADHYAYA:- His Guru's name was Sakalachandraji. It is known from a poem named "Kuladhvajaras" composed by his pupil Amarchand, that he had defeated a Digambara monk named Bhushana in a debate at the court of the king Raynarayana of Idar. He has composed poems in praise of Rishabhadeva and Viraprabhu. He has also written a commentary on "Jambudvipapannati. ' Moreover we have already seen that he lived at the court of Akbar for a long time.
3. BHANUCHANDRAJI UPADHYAYA:- He was an inhabitant of Sidhapur. His father's name was Ramji and mother's Ramade. His own name was Bhanji. He was put to school at the age of seven. His elder brother's name was Rangji. Both these brothers had taken initiation by the contact of Surachandra Panyas. He was kept at the court of Akbar by Hirvijaysuri.
After the death of Akbar, Bhanuchandra had again gone to Agra and made Jehangir reconfirm all the orders of Akbar regarding Jains. Jehangir had great faith in Bhanuchandra. When Jehangir was in Mandavgadh, he had called Bhanuchandra there and put his son Shahariar under him for study.
At Burhanpur ten temples were built at his advice and ten men were initiated by him. At Malpur he had defeated, in a religious debate, a man called Vijamatiyo. Here also one temple was built at his advice. At Jhalor in Marwar he had initiated