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the temples dedicated to śānti, Kunthu, Arapātha and Mallipatha. Then we have a very important chapter on Satyapura tirtha dedicated to Lord Mahāvira, in which some very significant historical events have been noticed. It is in connexion with this titha, that we are told, that Valabbi was destroyed in V.S. 845, and it also refers to the invasion of Sultan Mahmūd in Gujarat and Rajasthan in V.S. 1081, which is an absolutely correct date. The Muslims, we are told, made repeated futile attempts to destroy the temple of Mahāvira, of this place, and they succeeded only tn V.S. 1367, during the reign of that great iconoclast AlaUd-din (Allāvadiņa) Khalji(1296-1316). The fanciful account of Asbţāpata, written by Dharmaghoshasūri, has also been incorporated in this work. In connexion with Mithilā, we are told, that it was known as Tirahutti in Jinaprabha's time, an information supported by contemporary epigraphs and literary works. We are told that the town of Mithilā was situated near the confluence of the Bāņagangā and Gandaki and in Jinaprabha's time the place was known as Jagai229. Then the author describes Ratnavāhapura of Kosala country, well-known for its temple of Dharmapātha. The story in connexion with Pāpāpuri, was written by Jinaprabha at Devagiri in V.S. 1387. The account of Kanyā. nayana tirtha is also very informative. It refers to the death of Psthvirāja Caubāna in V.S. 1248 in the hands of Sultan Sābavadipa. Some other facts, given in chronological order regarding this tirtha will be noticed in the chapter on the Jain tirthas. The chapter on Pratishthāna, written in verse, mentions the fact that the saint Kālaka flourished 993 years after the Nirvāņa of Mahāvīra. This will make him a contemporary of Candragupta Vikramāditya. The next important chapter is on Kāmpilya, which was well-known for the temple of Vimalanātha. Then is given an account of the tīrtha of Anabilapura, well-known for its temple of Arishtanemi. The chapter on Nāsikya (Nasik) mentions the Candraprabha temple of this place. The next important
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