Vijyanandsuri Swargarohan Shatabdi Granth

Author(s): Navinchandra Vijaymuni, Ramanlal C Shah, Shripal Jain
Publisher: Vijayanand Suri Sahitya Prakashan Foundation Pavagadh

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while doing the hunting excursion. He was kept inside the palace where only Abul Fazal and Bhanu Chandra were allowed to visit.20
Bhanu Chandra and Siddhi Chandra continued to stay at the court ng the reign of Akbar and Jehangir. When Akbar was ruling, Bhanu Chandra requested him to abolish the tax levied on the Jain pilgrims going to Mount Shatrunjay. SiddhiChandra was a very handsome youth. He had a marvellous feat of memory and did 108 'Avadhans'. The Emperor Akbar granted him the title of Khush Faham' (sharp intelligence) During the reign of Jehangir, misfortune fell upon the Jains. Jehangir was much impressed with Siddhi Chandra and wanted him to give up monkhood to which Siddhichandra plainly refused. On hearing the answer, Jehangir got highly displeased and ordered the banishment of Jain monks from Agra 21 Siddhichandra and Bhanuchandra went to Malpura where they arranged to construct the temple of Chandraprabhu in V.E.1672. It seems that the order of banishment was given in V.E.1670. At present, the icon of Malpura temple has been re- placed, but it seems that it remained in worship, as stated in various Tirth-Malas? Both Siddhi Chandra and Bhanuchandra later went to Jalore, where they passed a few months. When they were staying at Jalore, Mubarak Khan, the newly appointed Governor of Gujrat (1616-1618 A.D.) met Siddhi Chandra and asked him to accompany him to Ahmedabad. After the death of Vijay Sena Suri, Vijay Deva Suri succeeded. According to the Tapa Gachcha sources, a debate was arranged with the Khartara Gachcha monks, in which the latter were badly defeated. It is to be noted that Vijay Deva Suri slanted in favour of 'Sagar paksha', a group of Tapa Gachcha. It is recorded that some senior scholars, pundits and others tried to persuade Vijay Deva Suri to abandon his support to the 'Sagar paksa' but it proved of no avail. The anti-group appointed Vijay Tilak Suri as successor of Vijay Sena Suri. In this way, two branches of Tapa Gachcha sprang up. Another struggle between the members of Tapa Gachcha was going on from the time of Hir Vijay Suri. Dharam Sagar Upadhyaya wrote a book named Kumati Kudal which contained several glaring objections and facts against Jainism. Objections were raised by several scholars and monks against the above book. According to Khartar Gachcha sources, Jin Chandra Suri held religious discussion about the book Kumati Kudal and defeated Dharam Sagar. Vijay Deva Suri of Tapa Gachcha had the book thrown into water but the struggle continued and Dharam Sagar drafted another book also.
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