Book Title: Comparative and Critical Study of Mantrashastra
Author(s): Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri, K V Abhayankar
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
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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 but 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 Sadhus and instructed the people there into the practices of Jain Sādhus and the rules regulating their mode of obtaining food and other necessities*
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पूयं च चेइयाणं, ते वि सरज्जेसु कारिंति ।। बृ०भा०,गा० ३२८५ $ जति मं जाणह सामि, समणाणं पणमहा सुविहियाणं ।
दम्वेण मे न कज्ज, एयं खु पियं कुणह मज्झं ।। बृ०भा०, गा० ३२८६ * Some important later Jain references to Samprati are: 1. Yaśodevasūri's commentary on Devaguptācārya's Navatattva-Prakarana (1174
Vikrama era) describes the life and doings of Samprati (pp. 4 to 12). 2. Maladhari Sri Hemacandrasūri's Puşpamāla-Prakarana wi.h his own commentary
(12th century Vikrama era) v. 244, P. 426. 3. Sri Hemacandråcårya's Parisiştha Parvan (13th century Vikrama era). 4. Dharmaghoşasūri's Rşimandala Prakarana v.184(1328 Vikrama era);commentary
on ditto by Sri Padmamandiragani. 5. Satrunjaya Kalpa by Sri Dharmaghoșasūri (14th century Vikrami era). 6. Satrunjaya Kalpa by Sri Jinaprabhasűri v. 35 (14th century Vikrama era). 7. Kakkusūri's Nábhinandana Jinoddhāra-Prabandha (1393 Vikrama era) III, v. 100. 8. Sri Jayasekharasūri's Prabodha Cintămaņi (1462 Vikrama era), Adh. VI vv. 77
to 80. 9. Sri Ratnamandiragani's Upadeśatarangini (Circa 1517 Vikrama era) pp. 104-107. 10. Sri Jinasundarasūri's Dīpālikā-Kalpa (1483 Vikrama era). 11. Sri Subhasilagani's Sri Bharateśvara Bahubalivștti (1509 Vikrama era) pp. 168
to 173. 12. Kalpadipikā p. 144 A (1677 Vikrama era).
