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materials of worship. At the persuasion of the Sūri, Siddharaja set up gold knobs on the Jain temples in his kingdom and put an end to the troubles of the Jains in Dhandhuka, Sachor and other places. The king, moreover, restored the grants to Jain temples at the suggestion of Hemachandra.74
Once Hemachandra went on a pilgrimage to Giranara with the Jain congregation. There were 1100 carts and many horses, camels and bullocks in the congregation. When the congregation halted at Vanthali, Khengar, king of Sorath, wanted to extort money from the pilgrims; so he did not allow the congregation to continue its march. Hemachandra approached Khengar and obtained permission for the congregation to march.75
He was the author of the following works:(1) Avasyakatippanaka. It is a commentary on the Avasyakasutra and contains 5000 verses. (2) Satakavivarana. (3) Anuyogadwarasutravritti. It is a commentary on the Anuyogadwarasutra and contains 6000 verses. (4) Upadesamālāsutra is the original work of the author. Hemachandra
74 Peterson, V, 14-16. This Hemachandra is different from Kalikālasarvagna Hemachandra. 75 Peterson, V, 14-16.
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