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protested against the established Swetambara Jain faith. He believed in Jain Scriptures but was against idol worship. His work became very easy, because, by this time, the Muslim rulers who were deadly enemies of idol worship, had firmly established themselves in the land. Lonkáshab took into confidence Pirozsbah, a favourite of the ruling chief, who destroyed temples, and spread his faith. He did not enter the order of Jain monks, but advised others to do so. His followers are known as Stbánakavasior Dhundhia. 116
In A D. 1453, Sanarāja, son of Sajjanasimba by his wife Kaulakadevi, built a temple of Vimalanātha on Giranára.!!? The Pratishtha was perforded by Ratnasimhasūri of Tapāgatchba. In A. D. 1460-1, he made pilgrimages to Satrunjaya and Giranara. At his request, Gnānesägarasuri completed the Vimalanāthacharita in Cambay, in the same year. t: 8
Laxmisågarasūri was a prominent Jain monk of this period. He entered the order of Jain monks in A. D. 1414, at an early age of six. His preceptor Munisundarasūri seems to have
( 116 ) Desai, Loc. Cit., p. 495. ( 117–118 ) Desai, Loc. cit. p. 496.
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