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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minister Yasovira had caused to be built an image of Mabāvīra at Candanavibāra, 365 situated near Svarşagiri (tbe hill near Jalor). Udayasinha's patronage of Saivism is known from Sundha hill inscription, 350
After Udayasimha, his son Cāciga became the king of Jalor. Of his four dated Jain records, historically the Sundha hill inscription 857, composed by the Jain saint Jayamangala of the Bșhad-gaczba in the year V.S. 1319, is the most important. Although composed by a Jain, it is basically a Hindu record. The second Jain record 358 of his reign, comes from Jalor, dated V.S. 1323 (1264 A.D.), which refers to a gift given by mahattara Narapati to the well-known Candanavibāra of Jāvālipura. This particular vihāra is also mentioned in an earlier Jalor epigraph 388 of V.S. 1320. Ratnapura near Jaswantapur has yielded a Jain epigraph 8 80 of Cāciga dated V.S. 1333. It records the grant of a piece of land to meet the expenses of the festival of Pārsvanātha 301 in the reign of mahamandalesvara Căcigadeva. The old town of Bhinmal also has yielded a Jain epigraph 86% of Cāciga's time. It is dated in V.S. 1333 and refers to a grant for worshipping Lord Mahāvīra of this place. The temple of Mahāvira of this place has been mentioned in much earlier works.. 963
It should here be pointed out that the earliest date for Cācigadeva is V.S. 1316 and not 1319, as supposed by previous scholars.86 The earlier date is now supplied by the Kharataragaccha-brhadgurvāvali365 in which year, we are told, Jineśvara II visited the temple of śāntinātha on Svarpagiri, near Jalor, during the reign of Sri Cācigadeva.
The next ruler of this line was Samantasimha, for whom we have several Jain epigraphs. These inscriptions range from V.S. 1345 to 1359, corresponding to 1288 to 1302 A.D. However, we have an earlier date for this king, supplied by the Kharat aragaccha-bshadgurvavali 886 and this date is V.S. 1342. In this year, Jinacandra III of the Kharatara gaccha had met Samantasimha at Jāvālipura. The earliest epigraph