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J.S.B.I., VI, p. 516). Several epigraphs, from this place, are known and, one of them, dated V.S. 1381, refers to the śāntinātha temple of this place (see Nahar, Jain Inscriptions, II, No. 1988). For other epigraphs, see ibid, II, Nos. 1961 ff. There is little doubt that it was once a great Śvetāmbara centre.
57. Devapattana :-It was a great Jain centre from quite early times. It is also known as Prabhāsa Pāțana (Junagarh district, Gujarat). The world-famous Saiva temple of Somanātha was destroyed by the Muslims in the early 11th century. However, the Candraprabha temple of this place, according to Jinaprabha, was founded here after the destruction of Valabhi in V.S. 845 (see p. 85 of the Vividhatirthakalpa). Merutunga in his PC (p. 109) also has mentioned this tirtha. Elsewere Jinaprabha has also referred to the Pārśva temple of this plase (p. 106). Even Hemacandra and Kumārapāla showed their respect for this great tirtha ; see for a modern account, Tîrtha Darśan, II, pp. 407 ff.
58. Dhārā :-This celebrated capital of the Paramāras, was associated with Jainism from the very beginning of its existence. As early as V.S. 990 or 933 A.D., there existed a temple, dedicated to Pārsvanātha at Dhārā. This is disclosed by the Darśanasāra of Devasena, wbich was written in that shrine of this town in 933 A.D. (see supra, Vol. I, pp. 163 f.). This temple of Pārsva at Dhārā has also been mentioned by the Digambara poet Madanakīrti, who flourished in the beginning of the 13th century, in his sāsana. catustrimsikā (see Tîrthavandanasangraha, P. 31). This proves that this particular Digambara temple, of this place, survived at least for four centuries, probably till the destruction of this great town, by the Muslims. The KB (p. 44) mentions the Śvetāmbara temple of śāntinātha, of this town, in conexion with the activities of the k haratara Jinapatisūri in V.S. 1254. A third Jina temple of this town, namely the Jinavara vihāra, has been mentioned by Nayanandin, the author of the Sudarśanacarita, which was composed in 1043
