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171. Nagapura :-This ancient Svetambara tirtha is now represented by the town of Nagaur, situated in the district of the same name in Rajasthan. It is mentioned for the first time, in the 9th-century Śvetämbara work of Jayasimha entitled Dharmopadeśamala (see supra, I, p. 286). The Jain shrine of this place, referred to in this work, has been mentioned also by later writers. There were also other temples and the temple of Neminatha was built, according to an epigraph in circa 1100 A.D. This temple was associated with the activities of the great Kharatara acarya Jinavallabha (see KB., p. 13). At present, this tirtha is associated with Adinatha, see Tirtha Darsan, I, p. 142. The Nagapuriya gaccha originated from this town.
172. Nāgahrada :-This tīrtha, situated in Udaipur district of Rajasthan, is at present known as Nagda and is famous for its beautiful temple, dedicated to Santinātha. In earlier times, the Parsva temple of this place was quite wellknown and is mentioned in the 13th-century Digambara poem Sasanacatustrimiśikā (p. 31 of the Tirthavandanasangraha) and it also mentioned in the Tirthavandanā (verse 6) of Udayakirti (see in this connexion, Tirthavandanasangraha, pp. 153 f.). The present temple of Santinätha of this place was built during the reign of Kumbhakarna (see PRAS, W.C, 105, p. 61). Jinaprabha in his Vividhatirthakalpa (p. 86) has mentioned Nagahrada as a tîrtha, sacred to Pārśvanatha; see for some more details, Jain, op. cit., pp. 217 f.
173. Nagara-Mahasthāna :-This place in Jaipur district of Rajasthan, was connected with the Tirthankara Yugadideva or Rshabhaṇātha, from the early mediaeval period. The KB (p. 85) mentions this tîrtha and the Prabandhacintamani (pp. 62 f.) also associates this place with that Tirthankara.
174. Nagarakotta :-This great tîrtha in the Dharmsala district of Himachal Pradesh, is mentioned in several Śvetambara works. The KB (p. 50) proves that there was a temple of Santinatha at Nagarakotta in the 13th century.
