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Belief" (F4T Tran). His devotion to the Lord. Jinendra exceeded all bounds. He was simply a bee at the lotus feet of the Lord Jina (जिनचरण सरसिरह HYFT). He performed daily worship of the Jinendra and observed the vow of giving charity with great assiduity-for him it was only a thing of pleasure and so he is styled rightly "desire-yielding gem for the good." He seems to have been wellversed and an observer of the Mantra-shastra, for he is said to have obtained a boon from the Shasanadevi Padmavati.' It is evident from the Terdal inscription that Samanta Nimba was a scholor of Jainism and he tried to help the practice of religious observances among the householders. He built-a temple of Jinendra Nemi, near the famous Mahalakshami temple of Kolhapur. "The pendant in the dome evinces the utmost skill and exquisite workmanship of the artists of the times. On the base of this dome on the outside are carved in base relief the 72 Tirthankaras in standing postures. The temple has changed hands. Sheshashai ji has occupied the place of Neminatha. All the bastis (Jain temples) in Kolhapur and near about have received grants at the hands of Nimbadeva.": 1. Kolhapur Inscription, Dig. Jaiu Directory, p. 758. 2. Indian Antiquary, XIV. p. 17. 3. Kundanugar, loccit., p. ll.
