Jaina Art and Architecture Vol 01

SR No.: 011012
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A Ghosh
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 1974
Total Pages: 345
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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MONUMENTS & SCULPTURE A.D. 600 TO 1000
[PART IV Jaina literature alludes to the existence of many Jaina temples which are now lost. Vanarāja Căpotkata is said to have founded Vanarija-vihdra in honour of Jina Parsvanåtha of Pancasara at Patan Anhilvad where his minister Ninnaya, an ancestor of governor Vimala, built a temple dedicated to Jina Reabha in circa 746. Ninnaya also founded a Jaina temple at Candravati. About the same time, a Rşabha temple was erected at Tharad in north-west Gujarat at the instance of Vatesvara-Ori. Jinasena wrote his Hartvarnt a-pwrāna in 783 in the Parávanátha temple (Nannaraja-vasatt) at Vardhamana (Wadhvan). The same work mentions the temples of Santinátha at Dostatikā and of Ambika on the Girnar hill. During the eighth century there were both Digambara and Svetämbara temples of Jina Candraprabha at Prabhas. The Digambara church founded a Pärsvanatha temple at Una and another Jina temple at Khambhat.
Yakşadatta-gani, a predecessor of Udyotana-suri is said to have erected a number of shrines in western India, including Bhinmal. Udyotana-süri completed his Kuvalaya-mala in the Aştāpada-präsada of Adinātha at Jalor in 779. Jaina temples flourished at Chitor in the time of Haribhadra-suri (eighth century). According to Jayasitha-sūri (A.D. 859) Jaina temples existed at Nagaur.
During the early medieval periods, the princes of western India belonging to the various dynasties mutually vied in extending patronage to the Jaina faith and in building or endowing Jaina shrines. Pratihāra Nagabhata I (circa 730-56) founded Yaksa-vasati at Jalor in honour of his guru Yaksadatta-gani. The celebrated Mahāvira temple of Sachor and that of Korta are also traditionally ascribed to the same teacher. The Mahåvira temple at Osia, described in chapter 14, was founded by Pratthara Vatsarāja (circa 772-93). His successor Nagabhata II (793-833) revered his teacher Bappabhatti-säri and founded Jaina temples at Kanauj and Gopagiri. The latter's disciples, Nanna-suri and Govinda-Büri, were favourably received by the Pratthåra emperor Mihirabhoja (circa 836-85). Pratthåra Kakkukarāja of
ndor founded a Jina temple at Ghatiyala in 861. Guhila Bhartsbhata I of Mewar created Grubila-vihara at the town of Bhatewar, founded by him in circa 930. Of thc Rastrakutas of Hathundi, Vidagdharija built a Rşabha temple of Hathundi in 917, and his son and grandson, Mammata and Dhavala, gave grants for the upkeep and restoration of the temple.
A prince Raghusena founded a Jina-bhavana at Ramsen in north-wem Gujarat during early tenth century. But more important were the foundations
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