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hymn he has praised Jayā, Vijayā, Ajitā and Aparājitā. He is also the author of the famous hymn Namiūņa which comprises the famous Cintāmaņi Pārsvanātha Mantra. There is an Avacūri and another commentary on Laghuśānti, the latter by Upādhyāya Sri Guņavijaya (s. y. 1659); the one given here is by Sri Dharmapramodagaại. The Mantra mentioned in v. 14 is Mantrādhirāja relating to Sri Pārsvanātha. The entire Mantra of Sri Santinātha as given in the commentary on v. 15 may be compared with Sāntibalimantra given in Nirvāņakalikā pp. 25-26, as also with Santidevi's two Mantras, especially the 2nd Mantra, at pp. 6-7 Acāradinakara Vol I. A special sanctity attaches to this hymn as it forms part of both the morning and evening Prati kramaņa (Confession and Repentence) ceremonies.
We have to note that it was at Taxilā that Sri Bahubali, son of the first Lord Rşabhadeva, got Dharmacakra installed, when he could not see the Lord when he went to make obeisance to Him in the morning. According to Mahānisītha Dharmacakra at Taxila related to Sri Candraprabha, the eighth Lord. When Huen-tsang came to India in the 6th century of Vikrama era, it was in the possession of the Buddhists who believed it to be of-Candraprabha Bodhisattva. The fact-that only a few years back remains of Jain temples were discovered at Taxilā while excavations were being carried on there under the supervision of the archaeological department-bears out the tradition recorded in Prabhāvakacaritra that even till the time of its author brass and stone images were supposed to exist in the underground cellars at Taxilā.
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