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is a very old place referred to already in the ‘Jagacintāmaņicaityavandana' ( ascribed to Mahāvīra's direct disciple
Gautama ) as sacred to Mahāvīra. 169. Vide Muni Jñānavijaya. “Jaina Tīrthono Itihāsa', p. 5. The
place was founded by Kumārapāla's Minister Vāgbhața, the elder brother of the above mentioned Ambada, who restored
Sakunikā-vihāra. 170. This place is frequently mentioned in old works in varying
form, as ‘Rādadraha', 'Rādadaha', 'Rādadre', 'Lāțahrada', “Rādadhada', ( etc. ), one of the oldest references being in Aștot., st. 84. From an ancient inscription of V.S. 1209 (M. D. Desai, Short History, p. 261, note 294 ), it appears that this place was part of the territory of King Alhaņa Deva, a vassal of Kumārapāla of Gujarat. The learned Jainācārya Śrī Vijayendra Sūriji refers me to Epigraphica Indica IX, pp. 73-78 and
XI, p. 44 f. and p. 74 f., which were not available to me. 171. Vide also V. T. K., p. 86 and Astot., st. 101, as well as M. D.
Desai, Short History, para. 496. Re the modern place, vide
Cāritra-vihāra, p. 155 and Tīrthāvali-pravāsa, No. 696. 172. From Astot., st. 90 ( 'Mevāda-desa-gāme .... .... Naṁdisama
nāme, Sagadala-maṁti-kāriya-Jina-bhavane'), it appears that this place was situated in Mevāda and contained a Jina Temple built by the Minister 'Sagadāla'. Nothing further could be ascertained. Vide V. T. K., p. 86 Aștot., st. 97, and Muni Jayantavijaya, ‘Abu'. II, p. 245, Inscription 10-11, according to which refere
nces, 'Mundasthala' was an old Jaina place. 174. Karakal has long since been 'famous for the Jaina and
Buddhist Pilgrims', according to Nundoo Lal De, p. 903; vide
also Tīrthāvali-pravāsa, No. 416. 175. Viz., ( a ) Bhavanaväsin, in the underworld, ( b ) Vyantara, in
the layer between the underworld and the world of men, (c) Jyotiska, in the lower strata of the atmosphere, and (d)
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