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Kumarapala by Homasūri. Fifthly, the later chroniclers including the Brahmin Someśvara are unanimous 'in saying that Kumāra pāla had embraced Jainism.59 Sixthly, Someśvara who describes the relations of his ancestors to the Anahilavāda Kings in the Surathotsave says nothing about their intercourse with Kumārapāla, probably because the king who had embraced Jainism was not much concerned with his Brahmin Purohita. Seventhly, tradition has preserved his name in the list of excellent followers of Jina. He is remembered twice a day by the Jains in their temples-in the morning at the time of worshipping the Jineśvara with flowers and in the evening at the time of Arati or the waving of lights before the image.61 In the light of all this evidence, we unhesitatingly conclude that Kumārapala had embraced Jainism.
Though Kumārapāla had embraced Jainism, he did not forget the royal duty of encouraging bis subjects in their pious and religions works; 80 when Bhāva Brihaspati requested him to
59. Kirti Kaumudi, II, 43, 50, 51. po ja istal gee, a ateni
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