Structural Temples of Gujarat

SR No.: 006728
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kantilal F Sompura
Publisher: Gujarat University Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1968
Total Pages: 868
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 31 MB

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The Structural Temples of Gujarat Tihunapāla (Tribhuvan pala ),137 he then had a temple built on the Satrunjaya mountain; and finally it is stated that Kumārpāla adorned all deśa-sthānas, that is, the many places in each province, with Jain-caityas. 1 8 8
The next chronicler, Merutunga credits Kumārapāla with erection of 1440 temples distributed all over the country. Besides, this, he states that the king built Mūşakavihāra, Karambha vihāra. Yūkāvihāra 159 (probably) all in Aṇhilapur and Saligavihāra (at Cambay), Jholikā-vihāra ( at Dhandhuka ).16 0 Even in the absence of any surviving monument, the literary evidence cannot be brushed aside. For of the three authors quoted above, Hemacandra was a contemporary, and the other two, namely Prabhācandra and Merutunga have indulged in certain exaggerations, when describing the number of temples built by Kumārapāla, but we believe that both were fundamentaly right in recording that the King had built a very large number of temples, 161
These references indicate that Kumāra pāla built a number of Jain temples in Gujarat.162 The known inscriptions of Kumāra pāla refer to only to one Jain temple as built by him.163
157. Ibid. v. 688 158. lbid. v. 722-26 159. PCT, 143, PC). 91 160. PCT, 133. PCT. 86 PCT. 143; PCT. 91: PCT. 146; PCT. 93. Also
Bühler; 'Life of Hemachandra' p. 46. 161. CG. p. 319. 162. It is not unlikely that many of the old temples of unknown origin were popularly ascribed to Kumārapāla who was well-known as a great patron of Jainism. 163. It is located near Jābālipura ( Jalor in Rajsthan ), Jalor Inscription El. XI. 54.