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Jahangir's relation with Spiritual Jaina Leaders :
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'Kṣamāpanā-patras"; simply it is a letter of solicitation. The specialty of this 'Vijñaptipatras' is that the painting depicts the scene of the Darbar in which the Emperor was sitting at the 'jharokha, Raja Ramdas was in front' behind him stood Pandit Viveka Harṣa with the farman (granted by Akbar), and after him Pandit Udaya Harṣa. They made a request about non-slaughter of animals, and the Emperor gave immediate orders. Ustad Salivahana was the royal-painter who had reproduced (in this document) the scene exactly as he witnessed."
At last, when both monks Bhānucandra and Siddhicandra, reached Agra where a magnificent reception was accorded to them. The Emperor, learning from Ramadas that they both were waiting outside, at once summoned them to his presence, and greeted them with much respect and pleasure. He said, "Welcome to you both; you should always be with me"." Bhānucandra-caritra' throws ample light on their several visits to Emperor Jahangir.
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Once, the Emperor affectionately said to the Upadhyāya Siddhicandra is endowed with good manners and physical beauty rarely found in others. Please see that he comes to me everyday at least for a short time." Accordingly, Siddhicandra used to visit the royal-court where the Emperor listened to his sermons which impressed him very highly. The Emperor declared to him that he would do anything that he desired him to do. Because of these interviews with the Emperor, his wide learning of Sanskrit and Persian and his discussions made him very popular, and Jahangir was very much attracted by his manners, austerities and handsome personality. At one occasion, while Siddhicandra was delivering an interesting lecture on the lives of the holiest saints, the Emperor put a question to Siddhicandra: "How many years have elapsed since the birth of Your Holiness- you whose attachment to Parabrahma (the highest spirit) is supreme?" The answer was, "Twenty five."
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In another visit, the Emperor, looking at the physical handsomeness and perfection of Siddhicandra was struck with the
