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proclamation that she-buffaloes and he-buffaloes, and cows and bulls should be protected i. e. should neither be killed nor be molested. The Emperor readily acceded to the request and a royal firmān was issued accordingly.
Once, a Brāhmin Pandit, Satyavādi by name, came to the Court of Akbar and being proud of his learning challenged to enter into debate with any Pandit of the Emperor's Court. Bhānucandra, being asked by Akbar, accepted the challenge. Much to the Pandit's chagrin and disgrace, he was defeated by the Jaina monk. (Vide pp. 180 to 186, 189, 302 Ilirasūris Rūsa by Rşabhadāsa).
In or about S. Y. 1650, Bhānucandra was at Campāpuri as Prācina-tirtha-mālāSangraba at p. 130 states that in S. Y. 1646 King Kalyāņa-sena of Suvarna-Kánti started on a pilgrimage to Satrunjaya and reached after 3 years Sameta Sikhara from where he went to Campäpuri and paid respects to Lord Väsupūjya and Bhānucandra Upādhyāya.
(We have seen the monk's career during the reign of Jahāngir till his firmān banishing all the sādhus was withdrawn. What happened thereafter is being now narrated).
From Agrā, Bhānucandra went to Mālpur where he defeated some followers of the Vijā Secto. At his instance a Jaina temple with a gold kalas'a was erected, and he consecrated an idol therein (in S. Y. 1672)". He passed the monsoon at Jālore in Mārwār and initiated 21 pupils there. (Vide Hira Sīri Rāsa p. 184 to 185).
91 A sect founded by Vijā in S. Y. 1570. This sect has its temple still extant at Mālpur wherein
the principal idol is that of Adinātha, and which is known as Vijaya Gaccha's temple. 99 This is borne out by the inscription of S. Y. 1672 inscribed on the black makrānā stone slab
of the innermost portion of the larger temple at Målpur now known as Munisuvrata's temple which clearly states that at the instance of Bhanucandra and as the result of the trouble taken by Siddhicandra in securing the land and site of the temple, the Jaina congregation of Mâlpur led by Shã Bagi constructed a temple in the honour of Lord Candraprabha. It runs as under: ॥ संवत् १६७२ वर्षे तपा गच्छाधिराज भट्टारक श्री पू. (पूज्य) विजयसेनसूरीश्वराणाम् आचार्यश्रीविजयदेवरिप्रभृतिसाधुसंसेवितचरणारविंदानां विजयमानराज्ये पातिशाह श्री अकबरप्रदापितोपाध्यायपदधारक श्रीशत्रुजयकरमोचनाद्यनेकस्कृतकारक महोपाध्याय श्री भानुचंद्र गणिनामुपदेशात् अष्टोत्तरशतावधानसाधन प्रमुदितपातिशाह श्री अकबरप्रदत्तखुशफहमादिनाम्नां पं. सिद्धिचंद्राणां चैत्यभूमिग्रहणादिमहोद्यमेन च सा. बागा प्रमुख मालपुरीय संघेन श्री चंद्रप्रभप्रासादः कारितः ली. लालचंद्र गणिना सूत्रधरी(धार परसा। The writer Lālacandra was the pupil of Sānticandra Upādhyāya. The idol installed by Bhānucandra must be that of Lord Candraprabha a parikara of which was consecrated by Pandita Jayasigara on Monday Mārgasirşa Sudi 2nd S. Y. 1678 (5-11-1621 A. D.) got made by Malapura's sangha.- I'rom the copies of inscriptions supplied to me by Munis Darśanavijaya and Nyayavijaya. Tho said parikara is at present lying broken, while the idol is not found in the temple. It existed till S. Y. 1698 as the same is referred to by Vijayasagara in his SammetaS'ikhara Tirthamala dhāla 6 verse 4 in words " *29H fart, 15 eifs" and till S. Y. 1750 for certain as is known by its reference in Saubhagyavijaya's Tirthanālā dhälā 13 in words " faal, HOT H T".
