Jaina Bibliography Part 2

SR No.: 016036
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A N Upadhye
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 900
Language: English
Classification: Dictionary & Dictionary
File Size: 15 MB

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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Musulas and at the same time he broke a league of the kings of the Tamil country. In the 12th year of his reign Khäravela harrassed the kings of the North. Western frontiers and then he entered the capital of the Sunga Empire, Pataliputra, and compelled Brihaspatimitra to submit to him; during this campaign he brought away an image of the Jina of Kalinga, which had been taken away from the country by one of the Nanda kings. Finally in the 13th year he did some pious acts on the Kumari hill (Udayagiri) where the Jina Mahavira had preached his religion; in this year king Kharavela devoted himself entirely to religious meditation and work. He caused to be compiled the text of the sevenfold Angas of the sixty-four letters.
Pp. 83-90. Rani Nur Gumphã, Svargapuri and Manchapuri caves, Ganesa Gumpha, Alkapuri and Jayavijaya caves, and other caves described.
Pp. 91-92. Sequence of events of Khäravela's life given.
P. 142. In the case of Kalinga, Yuan Chwang does not mention the Nirgranthas or Jainas.
Pp. 156-57, King Uddyotakesari, his earliest inscription discovered in a ruined cave assigned to the mythical Lalatendukesari, on Khandagiri; according to this inscription in the 5th year of the reign of Uddyotakesari the old temples and well on the Kumara hill were repaired. The ancient names of Khandagiri and Udayagiri were, Kumara and Kumări.
In the Navamuni cave on the same hill there is another pilgrim's record belonging to the reign of Uddyotakesari; it states that in the year 18 of his reign the Acharya Kulachandra's disciple Subhachandra came to this shrine.
Pp. ix-xii. List of illustrations:
Map 2. Invasion of Kharavela p. 73. General view of the Svargapuri and Manchapuri cave-Udayagiri. p. 77. Portion of the frieze-Corridor of the Manchapuri cave-Udayagiri p. 81.
Corner of the Manchapuri-figures of Dvarapalas-Udayagiri, p. 85.
Front facade of the Ananta Gumpha-Khandagiri, 89.
Map. 3. Overseas Empire of Kalinga, p. 93.
Indo-Persepolitan pilaster-Ananta Gumpha, Khandagiri, p. 117.
Doorway of tympanum of arch-Śri or Gaja Lakshmi-Ananta Gumphal, Khandagiri, p. 124.