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It is a few miles from Vārāṇasī and has been identified with the place of the same name (also sometimes called Candramadhava). See Vividhatirthakalpa, p. 74 ; and Tirthavandanasangraha, pp. 140-41.
43. Capdravāda :- This is a place on the Yamunā near Firozabad in Agra district of U. P. It is sacred to Candraprabha. It has been claimed that the Jina temple of this Tirthankara was constructed in 996 A.D. See for details, Tirthavandanasangraha, p, 140.
44. Candrāvati :- It is an ancient town near Abu, in Sirohi district of Rajasthan. Its association with Jainism dates from the 11th century. It was connected with the Tirthankara Candraprabha, as we learn from the Viviahatirthakalpa (p. 85). Siddhasena, the author of the Sakalatirtha-stotra (G.O.S., 76, p. 156) includes it, in his list of tirthas. Later writers speak of a very large number of Jain temples of this place. According to the Tirthamala, written in 1443 A.D., there were 1800 Jina temples at this town, including the great temple of Rshabha (see for further details, Jain, K.C. Ancient cities etc., pp. 344 f.). This temple of Rshabha is mentioned as the Yugādideya Prasada is the KB (p. 87); see also, supra p. 51.
45. Candrikāvāta :This place has been mentioned as the seat of a line of Digambara Jain teachers of the Sena sangha. According to Desai (op.cit, p. 136), this place is identical with the present-day Candakavațe in the Sindgi taluk of the Bijapur district of Karnāțaka. This tirtha contains a few Jain epigraphs, including one dated 1068 A.D. The earliest guru of the line, who had the seat, at this place, was Dharmasena, who founded a monastery at this place in the early 9th century. His disciplc Kumārasena was a very influential monk, who afterwards left this tirtha for Mulgund (see for further details on the monks of this line, supra, p. 103).
46. Cārūpa :-This place is situated in the Patan taluk · of Mahesāna district of Gujarat. It is well-known for the
