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Introduction
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Bilhana went to Somanatha and from there took boat, in the opinion of Dr. Bühler, from the neighbouring port of Veravala and voyaged to the south. He settled in the court of Āhavamalla-the Chalukya king of Kalyāṇa, as the Vidyapati, or Master of Learning.
Another great figure whose activities extended up to the middle of Karna's reign was Abhayadevasūri. He is known as the Navāngī tīkā-kāra that is a commentator on the nine Angas of the Jainas. He is different from the Abhayadevasūri who was a teacher of Şantisüri and the author of that great commentary on the Sanmati - tarka of Siddhasena Divakara. He was a son of Mahidhara, a rich man of Dhara. His mother's name was Dhanadevī. It was through the influence of Abhayadeva that a big temple in honour of Parsvanatha was built on the banks of the river Sedhi or Seti in Gujarat. The rich men of Dholka who had accompanied Abhayadevasuri collected a fund of a lac of rupees to build the temple. The land was given by the villagers. Amreṣvara, a pupil of Srī Mallavadin who was an expert in architecture was made the headman. In addition to his food etc., he got one dramma daily as his wages. From this payment, he saved some money and built a small temple himself which existed in the time of the author of the Pr. Ch. (pp. 267-272).
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Abhayadevasuri died in the reign of Karna somewhere between V. S. 1135-39 A. D. 1079-1083. According to the D. K., Karna died peacefully as a Brahmavādī and a Harismārī'. But the Hammiramadamardana suggests that Karna was killed by Duhṣāla in battle. For many reasons which Mr. Ramlal 21
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