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tirtha, described by Jinaprabha, is the Abhinandana temple of Mangalapura in Mālava. In connexion with the description of Campā, Jinaprabha gives the extremely important information 280, that this city was raided by Hammira Sur atrāņa Samasadīna of Laksha nāvati in V.S. 1360, who took away stone columns from this place, for the newlybuilt Sankaradurga. This Muslim king of Laknāwati was no other than Shams-Ud-dia Firûz Shab, who ruled from 1301 A.D. to 1322 A.D.281. This is indeed a very rare historical reference, found in our work. It further appears from the chapter on Pāšaliputra that it was included in the Gauda country, during the time of Jinaprabha23 . In connexion with the description of Srāvasti, we are told, that this ancient city was known in Jinaprabha's time as Mahesha and this immensely inportant information fully supports Cunningham's identification 283, of this great city with the present day Sāhet-Mahet. The Jain author also refers to the destruction of this city (which was already in a ruined condition, even in Fa-bien's time) a 34, by Malik Kāsūr385, an information, which is also of great historical importance. In connexion with Vārānası, the author has mentioned the Buddhist temple-complex called Dharmekshā2:8, which is the earlier name of the present Dhamek (Sarnath). Even in Jinaprabha's time, it appears, that the Buddhist vihāra here existed in fully glory. In connexion with the description of Kokāvasati - Pårśvanātha (near Patan is Gujarat), the author has mentioned the fact that both Patan and this temple were destroyed by the Muslims 237, during the time of Bhima II, some time before 1200 A.D. It was again rebuilt in V.S. 1266. Jinaprabha also has written on several other trihas, quite a few of which will be noticed in the chapter on the Jain tirthas.
The above discussion of Jinaprabha's work amply proves its immense importance, as a source-book of history. As we have already said, he was not only respected by the
