Nayakarnika

Author(s): Vinayvijay, Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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year he also finished his grand and voluminous, work, the Loka-prakása. About this timo he niust have repaired to the seaport Diva (Dwipa), where he composed the 'Naya-karnika.' Then he went to Radbanpur, in S. y. 1710, where he composed a commentary on Hemachandra's Grammar, caller. Haimalaghu-prakriya.
As the tradition goes, Vinayavijaya Jalted at Cambay for four months. At this time Cambap iras a gseat commercial port and its Jaina Sravakas rrere wealthy and prosperous, firm in faith and obedient to the monks. In this town there were many Brâhınaņa Pandits. They often came and debated. with Vinayavijaya, when the latter would proceed with his morning sermon (Vyâkbyâna). On account of this, Vinayavijaya could not go on sinoothly with his lecture, and the Śrâvakas found the constant interruption a source of annoyance, and felt irritated and disappointed. Vinayavijaya sent for Yasovijaya to pula stop to the disturbance. Yasovijaya came and derised a novel plan. He wrote out a verse: containing a large number of labials and affixed it. to the door of the UI pasraya, with a note to the effect that he who wisher to debate could enter within and debate only if he could repeat that verse without allowing his lips to come together. The test of a successful fulfilment of the condition consisted in the application of red lead (sandura) to the lower