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above, pp. 93ff.), and we have references to some Jain shrines of this place, including the Kuśa Jinālaya. Even in the epigraphs from Śravaga Belgola and other places, we get references to Kopaņa, as a mahātīrtha; for further details, see above, pp. 93ff.
140. Kotitirtha :-It appears that this famous Jain tirtha was situated in Varendra (North Bengal). This is apparent from a verse of the Brhatkathākoša and also Prabhācandra's Kathākoša, already noted; see also Tirthavandanasangraha, pp. 134 f; for the Brhatkathakosa passage, see story No. 16, verse 45.
141. Kshemapura :-This was another name of Gerasoppe, which has already been discussed (see in this connexion, J.Ś.L.S, IV, pp. 303, 315). In an inscription, dated 1421 A.D., Kshemapura is called a tirtha (see M.A.R, 1928, p. 93).
142. Kuppaturu :-This tirtha in Shimoga district of Karṇāṭaka, was well-known for its Parsva temple, which was known as Brahma-Jinālaya (see above pp. 113 f). Its antiquity goes back to the 11th century; See E.C., VIII, Sorab, 262.
143. Lāja:-This tirtha, sacred to Adiśvara, is situated in Sirohi district of Rajasthan and its antiquity goes back to the 12th century; see Tirtha Darsan, I, p. 278.
144. Lakshmani:-This tirtha, sacred to Padmaprabha, is situated in Jhabua district of M. P. It is mentioned in the Pravasagiti of Jayananda (15th century) as a great Jain centre with more than one hundred temples and 2000 devotees. It is a Svetambara centre; see Tirtha Darsan, II, p. 480.
145. Lakshmeśvara :-This ancient tirtha in Dharwar district of Karņāṭaka, existed from the 6th century A.D., and the Sankha Jinendra of this place was known throughout Karṇāṭaka. There were several other temples at this holy tirtha. Some of them were apparently built by the Western Gangas, and some afferwards. Among the promi
