Book Title: Comprehensive History of Jainism Volume II
Author(s): Aseem Kumar Chaterjee
Publisher: Firma KLM Pvt Ltd

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________________ THB JAIN TĪRTHAS 309 icons (see pp. 34, 52, 58, 61, 63, 81, 86, 93, 94). Afterwards, the temple of Sambhavanātha was built in 1437 A.D. Some other temples of Jaisalmer were also built afterwards ; see in this connexion, Jain, Ancient Cities etc., pp. 371 ff; and P. C. Nahar, Jain Inscriptions, III, Introd., pp. 14 ff. The temples of Sāntinātha, Candraprabha, Sītalanātha, Rshabhanātha, Mahāvira were built in the 15th century. See Tirtha Darśan, Vol. I, pp. 160ff. The epigraphs of this place have been edited by Nahar in his third volume of Jain Inscriptions and by Nabata in his Bikaner Inscriptions, Nos. 2618-2875. 106. Jākhođã : This place in situated in the Pāli district of Rajasthan, and is well-known for the temple of Šāntinātha, which was installed in the 14th century ; see Tirtha Darsan, I, pp. 224f. It is also mentioned in the Tirthamala of the poet Megha, composed in the early 15th century. 107. Jamaņapura :—This place in Mahesāna district of Gujarat, has the Śvetāmbara temple of Candraprabha, The Jāmayakiya gaccha originated at this place and is mentioned in a metal icon of V.S. 1285; see Tirtha Darsan, II, pp. 348f. 108. Jāngalū :-It is a place in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. It was known in the 12th century as Jāngala. kupadurga, as we learn from a Jain inscription of V.S. 1176. This inscription mentions the Mahāvira temple of this place and further records the installation of an image of śāntinātha in that temple (see Nahata, Bikaner Jainalekhasangraha, No. 1543). This place was also known as Ajayapura, as we learn from another Jain inscription, recording the installation of an image of Mahavira, of the same date (ibid., No. 21). 109. Jāvālipura :--This was a very important place connected with Jainism from quite early times. As noted by us, in the earlier volume of the present work, Jāvālipura had a number of Jain shrines in the 8th century, including the temple of Rshabhadeva, in which the Kuvalayamala of

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