Comprehensive History of Jainism Volume II

SR No.: 002003
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Aseem Kumar Chaterjee
Publisher: Firma KLM Pvt Ltd
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 414
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, History, & Religion
File Size: 19 MB

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JAINISM IN NORTH INDIA
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that formerly it was forbidden to the Jain pilgrims to enter the city of Vāmanasthali (modern Banthli on the way from Junagarh to Prabhāsa ). Vastupāla had this "godless writings" destroyed. This proves that even after Hemacandra and Kumārapāla, there were regions in Gujarat, where the Jaina monks were treated as persona non grata.
Jinaprabha, in his Vividhatirthakalpa 964 tells us that these two brothers built 984 pauşadhasalas, 500 ivory thrones ( probably meant for the tirthařkara images ), 717 Brahmasalās, 700 satrakaras (alms-houses ), 3002 Saiva temples ( Mahesvarāyatanăm ), 1304 Jain temples, three libraries (Sarasvatibhandāgāra ). He also repaired, according to Jinaprabha 265, 2300 dilapidated Jain shrines, His religious activities embraced a very large area and they extended to Sriparvata in the South, Prabhāsa in the West, Kedāra in the North and Vārānast in the East. Most of these details, supplied by Jinaprabha, are confirmed by both Räjasekhara269 and Jinahajșa 267. The author or the Prabandhakośa 288 further informs us that three libraries of Vastupāla were set up respectively at Dholka, Stambhatirtha (Cambay) and Pattana ( Patan ).
Some other interesting details, regarding Vastupāla's religious activities, are supplied by Jinaharșa in his Vastu. pālacarita200. According to him, Vastupāla set up the images of Vira and śānti at Ašāpalli; in the same town, he set up the images of the principal deities in the temples of Santu and Vāyațiya ; Tejaḥpāla, his brother, set up the image of mūlana yaka (principal deity ) in the Jain temple at Thāräpadra ; at Serisa near Kalol (North Gujarat ), Vastupāla set up the images of Neminātha and Pārsvapātha. At Vijapur ( Rajasthan ) he placed golden knobs on the temples of Mahāvira and Adinātha. On the Tarangā hills, he set up the images of Adinātha and Neminātha in Kumārapāla's temple. In bis native place, he repaired all the Jain and non-Jain temples. At Mandal, he built a temple of Adinātha. At Apahilapattana, be set up the image of the