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of the 12th century, should be mentioned here. The first play entitled the Prabuddha-Rauhiņeya123, was written by Rāmabhadra, of the line of Vādidevasūri, and it was enacted, for the first time, in 1199 A.D., in the temple of Adjśvara Jinalaya of Jāvālipura. The play has altogether six Acts and it describes the conversion of the thief Rauhiņeya, during the time of Śrenika, to the religion of the Jinas. The popularity of this particular story, among the Jaios, is proved by the fact, that Hemacandra himself has mentioned the case of Rauhiņeya in his Yogaśāstra124. The second play Dharmabhyudaya125, was surely written before V.S. 1273, as we have a copy of that work, of that date 126. It is written by one Meghaprabhācārya, about whom, we know nothing. It is based on the life of a sage called Daśārgabhadra. It was first enacted in a Pārsvanātha temple (probably of Gujarat). It has only one Act. It has been described 127 as a Shadowplay.
Several competent authorities wrote on Kumārafāla, after Hemacandra. The earliest work on Kumāra pāla after his death, was the voluminous book of Somaprabha. called by the name Kumārapalapratibodha128 also called Jinadharmapratibodha. The author was a contemporary of both Kumārapāla and Hemacandra. However, his work is full of old legendary stories, although a few useful details, on both Ammacandra and Kumārapāla, are also available, in the work. He also gives a short account about the predecessors of Kumāra pāla from Mülarāja I to Jayasimha Siddharāja, and also relates the account of Kumāra pāla's first meeting with Hemacandra, and records some of the lectures of Hemacandra delivered to the king, regarding the bad effect of gambling, hunting, indulging in luxury, enjoying the wives of other people. Hemacandra, we are told, also advised the king not to confiscate the property of the heirless persons. That Jain saint also induced the king to declare amāri. Some account of Kumāra pāla's building activities has also been given by Somaprabha, including the construction of Tribhuvanavihāra
