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The firman given to Jinacandra Suri was lost or misplaced. Upon this his pupil Jinasimha Sūri applied to the Emperor for another firman Akbar readily granted on 31st Khurdad, Elahi 59 (1605 A.D.), referring therein to the firmans granted to Hira-Vijaya Sūri and to Jinacandra Sūri, prohibiting the slaughter of animals and flesh-eating during the 12 days of Paryuṣanā, and during the seven days from Asad Sud 9th to 15th ("Sarasvati", June, 1912, a Hindi monthly"). (For a detailed account, Nähtä's Hindi book entitled 'Yogapradhana Śri Jinacandra Suri' be consulted.)
Other Jaina Teachers at the Court of Akbar
We have finished the accounts of great Jaina teachers at the Court of Akbar. Now we shall deal with some minor Jaina teachers who visited the Royal Court.
8. Padmasundra
Padmasundara was a Jaina monk' staying at Agră. Akbar had formed a high opinion of him and bore great affection towards him. It is said that on one occasion Akbar made the following remarks about him while talking with Hira-Vijaya Suri:-"There lived some time ago a learned man named Padmasundara. He was my dear friend. He had studied at Benares. Once a proud brahmin pandit began to style himself 'Pandita-Raja'. Thereupon Padmasundara challenged him to a debate in which he utterly vanquished him. Unfortunately, he died after some time, leaving me in constant sorrow. I have preserved all his manuscripts and scriptures in my palace, because I found that his pupils were not worthy enough to receive so rich a heritage. It is my wish that you accept this collection as a gift from me" (Hira-Saubhagya-Kavya, Ch. 14, Verses 91 to 94).
9. Nandivijaya
Nandivijaya was a pupil of Vijayasena Sūri, and had accompanied him to the Court of Akbar, at Lahore. He performed eight avadhānas at the Court, where many feudatory kings and barons were present. The Emperor who was highly impressed with the performance, conferred on him the title "Khush-faham" (a man of sharp intellect):
10. Samayasundra
It was from Lahore that Akbar started on his second expedition to Kāśmir, on Thursday 10th August, 1592, ($rāvana Sud. 13, S.Y. 1649, Chaitrādi), and encamped outside the City, in the garden of Rājā Śri
तुलसी प्रज्ञा अप्रेल - जून, 2005
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