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Kumārapala had made two or three pilgrimages to these holy places at different times. There are various reasons for holding this view. Firstly, Kumārapāla had been under the influence of Homаsūri for a period of more than fourteen years; secondly, Jinamandanagani, in the general outline of Kumārapāla's work, says that the king nade seven pilgrimages; thirdly, Rājasekhara puts to his credit two pilgrimages-one to Satrunjaya, Giranāra and Devapattana and the other to Cambay. We may, therefore, give credence to the statement of Jayasimbasūri, Jinamandanagani and Rajasekbara that Kumārapāla visited Devapattana and paid obeisance to Chandraprabhu.“
Besides proclaiming 'amári,' and taking the twelve vows of a Jain layman, Kumārapala showed his zeal for Jainism by erecting nuwerous temples in various places. Somaprabhasūri, his contemporary, says that Kumārapāla ; built so many temples to the Tirthankaras that it was impossible to count them.50 He is supported by
49 The details of Kumarapāla's pilgrimages are given in the Kumārapalapratibodha, p. p. 75-8, PraBhavakacharita, XII, 838-47) Prabandhachintamani, p. p. 238-9, Kumārapalaprabandha, p. p. 99 to 104 and other works.
50 Kumārapalapratibodha, P.p. 144-5. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
