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Henasūri who says, “In almost every village, be, whose wealth is innumerable, will adorn the earth with temples of the Jains. "1 Merutunga says that Kumarapāla built 1440 temples, while Chāritrasundaragani puts to his credit 1400 temples. The numbers of Merutunga and Charitrasundara seem to be exaggerated at first sight; but if we examine them in the light of statements of Somaprabhasūri and Homasūri, they appear to be not far from the truth. It is probable, however, that Merutunga and Charitrasundara may have included in their numbers temples erected with state grants.
The chroniclers then enumerate the important temples of the King. The Dvyasraya speaks about the Kumara vibāra in Anabilavāda and one more to Pārsvanātha in Devapattana.s2 Yaśabpāla says that the king built the Tribhuvanavihāra thirty-two temples as penance for the sins of his teeth.53 Merutunga adds a few more-the Diksbāvibāra in Cambay where Hemasūri was consecrated as a monk and the Jholikāvibāra in Dhandhukā on the site of Hemáchārya's
51 Hemasuri, Mahäviracharita, XII, 75.
52 Dvyāsraya, XX, 98-9.53 Moharājaparājaya, p. 93, introduction p. IX. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
