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Pethada that he persuaded the King to give Pethada Shah enough land to build a Jain temple in the heart of Deogiri. Pethada Shah spent large sums of money to erect this temple and called it Amulyaprasad. This temple was completed in V. S. 1335 (or A. D. 1278-9).14
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Pethada's father showed his zeal for Jainism by spending much money to preserve the fortyfive Agamas' or Jain Scriptures. Many writers were employed to make copies of the Āgamas and the copies were sent to his seven Sarasvati bhandaras at Broach, Deogiri, Mandavagadha, Abu and other places.15
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Pethada made pilgrimages to Satrunjaya, Giranara and Mt. Abu. He had taken the Parigraha-pramana vrata or the fifth vow of a jain layman when he was at Vidyapura (Vijapura ).16
Pethada's son Jhanjhana was a chip of the old block. He married Saubhagyadevi, daughter of Bhima Sheth of Delhi. In V. S. 1340 or A. D. 1284, he started from Mandapadurga with Dharmaghoshasūri and Jain Sangha and made a pilgrimage to Satrunjaya and Giranára.
(14) Ratnamandiragani, Upadesatarangini, pp. 97–8. (15) Upadesakalpavalli, pp. 303-4; Desai, Loc. Cit., p. 406. (16) Ibid, p. 404-5.
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