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mentation lasted for one day, two days, three days and so on. The Brāhmins were convinced that Upadhyāya Yaśovijayaji was a profound scholar of Saç Darsana and a very intelligent man extremely difficult to be defeated in discussion. Accepting their defeat, they requested Upadhyāya Mahārāja to close up the Pūrva Pakşa. As stipulated in the agreement, five hundred Brāhmins accepted Jainism
It is said — Upadhyāya Vinaya Vijayajı and Upadhyāya Yosovijayaji were living at Khambhät during the four months of the rainy season, one year. Upadhyāya Yaśovijayaji was giving vyākhyānas. At that time, the Tärkika Kula Guru of Upadhyāya Yasovijayaji under whom he had studied at Kashi for three years, happened to come to Khambhāt as he was hard-pressed for money.
On seeing his Tärkika Guru coming into the Upāshraya, Upadhyaya Mahāraja Yasovijayaji at once got down from his raised-up seat and sat down on the floor. Hundreds of persons had assembled there to hear the vyāklıyāna but they were astonished to know why he had taken his seat down on the floor. On a question from a leader of the community, Upadhyâya Yaso. vijayaji said:– My vidya-guru through whose grace I have been able to deliver vyākhyānas before you, has come here and it is out of respect for him that I have got down from my seat. The entire Sangha of Khambhat was very favourably influenced. A subscription list for a sum to be given to the Tarkika Guru was made and an amount of rupees seventy thousand rupees was handed over to the Curu. The prompt response of giving over such a large sum of money to the Tärkika Guru of Upadhyāya Yasovijayaji Mahārāja is clearly indicative of the Guru Bhakti (devotion) towards Upādhyâyajı Mahäraja on the part of Sangha of Khambhat.
Upadhyaya Yašovijayaji Mahārāja was a very prolific writer. There is not a single subject of importance on which he may
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