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INTRODUCTION
Jainism. He is credited with building numerous Jain temples throughout his kingdom and installing idols of Jina. Magnificent processions with the idol of Jina carried in a chariot used to be taken out not only by Samprati tut also by kings under his suzerainty. Special worship used to be performed in Jain temples on such occasions. I By his influence he spread Jainism throughout his kingdom § and made through missionary activities even border countries fit for the visit and stay of Jain Sadhus. The missionaries went there dressed like Jain Sādhus and instructed the people there into the practices of Jain Sadhus and the rules regulating their mode of obtaining food and other necessities*
+ अणुजाणे अणुजाती, पुष्फारुहणाइ उकिरणगाई।
पूयं च चेझ्यागं, ते वि सरज्जे कारिंति ॥ बृ०भा०,गा० ३२८५ इ जति मं जाणह सामि, समणाणं पणमहा सुविहियाणं ।
दम्वेण मे न कज्जं, एयं खु पियं कुणह मज्झं ॥ बृ०भा०, गा० ३२८६ * Some important later Jain references to Samprati are: 1. Yaśodevastiri's commentary on Devaguptācārya's Navatattva-Prakaraña (1174
Vikrama era) describes the life and doings of Samprati (pp. 4 to 12). 2. Maladhāri Šri Hemacandrasūri's Puşpamåla-Prakarana wi.h his own commentary
(12th century Vikrana era) v. 244, P. 426. 3. Sri Hemacandräcārya's Parisiştha Parvan (13th century Vikrama era). 4. Dharmaghoșasūri's Rşimandala Prakarana v.184(1328 Vikrama era);commentary
on ditto by Sri Padmamandiragaņi. 5. Satrunjaya Kalpa by Sri Dharmaghoșasūri (14th century Vikramı cra). 6. Satrunjaya Kalpa by Sri Jinaprabhasūri v. 35 (14th century Vikrama era). 7. Kakkasūri's Nābhinandana Jinoddhāra-Prabandha (1393 Vikrama era) III, v. 100. 8. Sri Jayasekharasūri's Prabodha Cintamani (1462 Vikrama era), Adh. VI vv. 77
to 80. 9. Sri Ratnamandiragani's Upadeśatarangini (Circa 1517 Vikrama era) pp. 104-107. 10. Sri Jinasundara sūri's Dipālikā-Kalpa (1483 Vikrama era). 11. Sri Subhasilagaội's Sri Bharateśvara Bahubalivṛtti (1509 Vikrama era) pp. 168
to 173. 12. Kalpadipikā p. 144 A (1677 Vikrama era).
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