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as the first quarter of the 10th century, a Rshabha temple was built in this place (see supra, I, p. 155). Afterwards a temple of Mahavira was built in this place (see above, p. 50). See for a modern account, Tirtha Darsan, I, pp. 220 f. It is recognised as tirtha by the later Svetambara writers. A separate gaccha, called Hastikuṇḍīya gaccha, was started by Vasudevācārya in the 10th century; see for further details, Jain, Ancient Cities and Towns etc., pp. 270 ff.
89. Hastinapura :-This ancient city, according to the Juin tradition, was the birth-place of the Tirthankaras like Santinatha, Kunthu and Arana ha. However, no early Jain epigraph has been discovered from this place. The earliest epigraph, incised on a Digambara icon of Santinātha is dated V.S. 1237, corresponding to 1180 A.D. (see J.Ś.L.S., V, p. 50). However, the name of Hastinapura does not occur in this epigraph. It appears from the Vividhatīrthakalpa (p. 96) that this place was practically rediscovered by that great Jain saint Jinaprabha and the shrines of Santi, Kunthu, Aranātha and Mallinātha (p. 27) were built in his time. The earlier Jain writers had practically no idea about the exact location of Hastinapura. It is interesting to note that even in Jinaprabha's time (early 14th century), the town stood on the bank of the river Bhagirathi (see p. 27).
90. Haṭṭana :-This place in Tumkur district of Karnataka, had a Jain shrine called Nakhara Jinālaya (see J.Ś.L.S., II, No. 218); see also supra, p. 120.
91. Hattiyamattūra:-This is a place in Dharwar district of Karnataka. It had a Jina temple during the days of the Yadavas; see J.S.L S., V, Nos. 340-41.
92. Hemavati :-It is in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. It was once the capital of the Nolamba Pallavas and a damaged epigraph from this place (ancient Henjeru), of the 9th century, mentions a local Jain temple. See Desai, op.cit., pp. 157, 162.
93. Heragū:-This place in Hassan district of Karnataka 19
