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to west, parallel to its northern boundary, the Himavat ( Tattv.
III, p. 256). 152. Name of the 8th ring-world, famous for its splendid temples
and the gorgeous religious festivals celebrated there by gods
and genii. ( Sthānānga-Sūtra IV, 3 : 'Nandisara') 153. According to V. T. K., p. 91, this much eulogized Semi
mythological sacred mountain ( 'Atthāvaya' ) is situated 12 yojana north of Ayodhya, and is identical with the Kailāśa, also called 'Dhavalāgiri', which, so this work states, can be seen from Ayodhya on clear, days, with its range of white
summits. 154. 'Gundara' may be the same as 'Gudara-giri', which is mentio
ned in the Astot., st. 83, as situated in ‘Parakara-deśa', i.e., in
Sindh, and as being sacred to Ādinātha. 155. Gajapada may be the same as 'Gajāgrapada' ('Gayaagg
apaa'), a Jaina Tīrtha mentioned in Astot., St. 41 and 49 under this name and under the name of 'Daśārņakūța' ( 'Dasannakūda'). According to V.T.K., p.78, a 'Dasaņņa-pavvaya' was situated in Magadha near the Tirtha ‘Koțiśilā’. There is matter
for research. 156. The V. T. K., p. 86 refers to a Jaina Tīrtha in the Vindhya
Mountains. 157. Modern 'Set-Mahet', or ‘Sahet-Mahet', situated near the O.B.
Railway Station Balrampur, represents the site of ancient
Śrāvastī', as the former part of the name suggests ( vide Prāc. Tīrth. Sangr., Introduction, p. 36f). The V. T. K., p. 70, testifies that at the time of its composition (V.S. 1389 ), the old
city of Śrāvasti ( 'Sāvaťthi') was known as “Māhethi’. 158. 'Rājadraha' is an obvious equivalent of “Rājasāgara’, the
name of the famous lake in Udaipur State, at the shore of which the ancient Jaina place of ‘Rājanagara' was situated. Even now, the ruins of the latter exist, with the remains of a grand Tīrthankara Temple, known as 'Dayālaśāha kā Kilā':
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