Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri
Chapter 6 – Influence of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya [20 of 48]
Chapter 6.3 – Dvātriṃśad–dvātriṃśikā by Upādhyāya Yaśovijaya [1 of 12]
Upādhyāya Yaśovijaya, who belonged to 18th century A.D., was born in a village named Kanoḍā of Gujarat. His name was Jaśavanta. His father namely Nārāyaṇa was a trader. His mother’s name was Saubhāgyadevī. He was initiated into Jain monkhood at a very early age in Pāṭaṇa (Pattanapūra) of Gujarat and given the name Yaśovijaya. His Dikṣāguru as well as Vidyāguru was Nayavijaya. Nayavijaya was known as Vibudha Nayavijaya in Jain tradition. He took his disciple Yaśovijaya along with him to Kāśī for higher education. They stayed in Kāśī for three years. Yaśovijaya studied the six philosophical systems (Ṣaḍdarśana) and achieved excellent proficiency in Nyāya philosophy. He earned the titles such as Nyāya–viśārada (Nyāyācārya), Upādhyāya (Vācaka), Laghu–Haribhadra, Kavi and Kūrcālī–Śārada in his life.
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