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Jain tirtha is the Nirvāṇakānda, written in the 12th century (see Tirthavandanasangraha, p. 37).
9. Ajāharā :-This particular tirtha is associated with Pårøvanātha in Jinaprabha's celebrated work (p. 106), where we have the form Ajjāhara. It is situated in Junagarh district, and is near the Una Railway station. The earliest epigraph, from this place, is dated in V.S. 1042 (see Jaina tirthano itihasa by Jõānavijaya, Veraval, 1924). The Digambara Sumatisāgara, writing in the middle of the 16th century, mentions it in his Tirtha Jayamala (verse 12); see Tirthavandanasangraha, p. 56. It is also mentioned in the famous Rānakpur epigraph of Kumbha, dated V.S. 1496 (see Prācin Jain Lekha Sangraha, II, p. 171). For more details, see Tirtha Darsan, II, pp. 412 f.
10. Ajayameru :-Ajmer, the modern name of the ancient Ajayameru, as we have already seen, in one of the carlier chapters of the present volume, was associated with Jainism from the days of the early Cāhamāna kings. It was closely associated with the activities of the monks of the Kharatara gaccha (sce KB, pp. 16, 19, 20, 24, 25, 33, 34, 44, 84, 91, 92). A temple of Pārsvanātha existed in this place in the days of Arnorāja. There was also a temple of Mahavira at this town (see Pracin Jaina lekha sangraha, II, No. 445). There was a temple, dedicated to Adinātha, at this town (see KB, p. 84). For a detailed discussion, see Jain, K. C, op. cit., pp. 304 ff.
1. Ālabhiyā :-This old town was associated with the activities of both Buddha and Mabāvjra. It was probably situated to the east of Ayodhyā; see Prakrit Proper Names, 1, p. 90.
12. Amijharā :-It is dedicated to Pārsvanātha and it became a Jain tirtha from roughly 1300 A.D. It is identified with modern Amjhara in Dhar district of M. ;P. see Tirtha Darśan, II, p. 498.
13. Ankaleśvara :- This place had a Jain shrine called Cintāmaņi Pārsvapātha in the 16th century. As we have
