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SRI VINAYAVIJAYA was born in a Vanika (Srávaka) family, in Gujarat, his father's name being Tejapâla, and his mother's Râjóri.* When and at what place he was born and then be was initiated into the Jaina Monks' order (took dikşá) remain in oblivion. Notwithstanding this, from the traditions and a crop of legends that have surrounded his name, the date of his birth may be assigned to S. Y. 1670. This would make him a co-student and a co-worker of Sri Yashovijaya, who received a command for reforming the Jaina Church from Vijayasinha Sûri f. Vijayasinha Sûri who is referred to in the
* Vide a concluding verse of all the chapters of his great work . Loka-Prakása,' vis.
विश्वाश्चर्यदकीर्तिकीर्तिविजयश्रीवाचकेन्द्रान्तिपद् राजश्री तनयोऽतनिष्ट विनयः श्रीतेजपालात्मजः । काव्यं यत्किल तत्र निश्चितजगत्तत्वप्रदीपोपमे संपूर्णः खलु सप्तविंशतितमः सर्गो निसर्गोज्ज्वलः ॥ | Vijayasinha Sari was born in S. Y. 1644 at Merta, and initiated into the Monks' order in S. Y. 1654. He got the title of Upadhyaya in S, Y. 1073, became Acharya in S. Y. 1882, and died on Âşarha Sukla 2nd, s, Y. 1709, at Ahmedabad.
