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Jain layman, he repealed a tax collected from the Jains and asked Ābhada Sheth to improve the condition of the Jains by distributing one thousand gold coins among the deserving. He also requested Homasūri to keep him constantly informed of the condition of poor Jains. Abhada Sheth had, under Kumārapala's instructions, spent one crore in a year; he was, however, unwilling to have that sum from the king, but the king, in order that his twelfth vow might not be broken, persuaded him to accept that sum on his behalf."
That Kumārapāla did koep the twelve vows of a Jain layman is confirmed by other evidence. Somaprabhasūri, a contemporary of Kumārapāla informs us tbat the king received praises from Hemasūri for taking the twelve vows* Merutunga and Chāritrasundarasūri also make a passing reference to this faot. It is certain that the taking of those vows must have been followed by some relevant conduct on the part of Kumārapāla and there is nothing improbable or incredible in the above details furnished by Jinamandanagani.
Kumarapala then showed his zeal for Jainisin
47 Ibid, P.p. 88–9.
48 Kumārapālapretibodha, p. 319. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
