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________________ JAINISM IN NORTH INDIA The first incident is about the Apa-Raja (" bad king"), and there seems some form of aggression on the part of the said king, but the latter incident is inexplicable. That the images were not other than Jaina images seems certain, because there is no such reference as that, and because that would contradict the generous policy of Kharavela. As we shall see in line seventeen, Kharavela was a respecter of all regions, and therefore it seems possible that these must be images representing ugly caricatures of some Jaina Tirthankaras. Over and above these two incidents the line tells us that Kharavela causes consternation amongst the kings of Uttaripathe (northern Panjab and the frontier countries), Again, the twelfth line is also very important for our purpose. It is important not only from the standpoint of this chapter on Kharavela, but it is also a great support to some such problems as "the Nandas and their faith," "Jainism and the Nanda dynasty," " the Antiquity of Jainism," "the Image worship among the Jainas," and so on to some of these problems we have already referred in our previous chapters. The remaining ones will be dealt with during the course of this and other chapters that are to follow, and hence to refrain from undue repetition we need not take up any discussions here. For the present we shall be satisfied with a literal translation of the line, with a portion of the previous line, which goes as follows "In the twelfth year (he) causes consternation amongst the kings of Uttarapatha and causing great panic amongst the peoples of Magadha (he) makes his elephants enter the Sugangeya, and he makes the king of Magadha, Babasati-mitra, bow at his feet (de brings home the image known as the Jina of Kalinga which had been carried away by King Nanda (and) the home Ratnas as recaptures as the riches of Anga and Magadha " 2 Thus the countries of the north-western frontiers are subdued and the king of Magadha is made to pay homage at his feet Furthermore it seems from this that King Nanda of Magadha had taken away some Jaina image to Pataliputra which Kharavela bad brought back to Orissa, along with other trophies from Anga and Magadhe after the defeat of Bahasati-mitra. At first sight it seems strange why this image is called "the Jina of Kalinga." It does not reler 1 - - Chat. J BORS,,p 403 सेहि वितासमतेर उत्तरापथराजानो मगधानं च विपलं भय जनतो अगमागध-वम् च मयात Iond, 1 , P 401, and tp 232 172 recaptures iedala image ha, Babasats enter the amo
| SR No. | 011067 |
| Book Title | Jainism in North India |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Chimanlal J Shah |
| Publisher | Longmans Green and Compny London |
| Publication Year | 1932 |
| Total Pages | 66 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 3 MB |