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The Vijñapti-triveņi, composed by Jaysāgara in V.S. 1484, corresponding to 1426 A.D., mentions this place as a mahatîrtha (see Vijñaptilekhasangraha, ed. Jinavijaya, Bombay, 1960, p. 55) and also calls it by the name Sušarmapura. It also mentions the great saatinātha temple.complex of this place (p. 56). The same work also mentions the temples of Mahāvira, Adinātha and Neminātha of this place (see pp. 56-57). The king of this place in V.S. 1484 was a great patron of the Svetāmbaras. The Nagarakoțğacaityaparipāți (ibid., p. 70) of the same Jayasāgara, mentions also these four Jina temples of this place and also the temple of Ambikā.
175. Nākođã :—This place, sacred to Pārsvanātha, is situated in the Birmer district of Rajasthan. It was known both as Nagara and Virampura in ancient times. It came into the limelight in the 14th century, and we know from the epigraphic sources, that formerly, it was famous for the temple of Lord Mahavira and there was also a temple of Síntiratha, at this place (see Jain, op.cit, p. 432). After. wards, a few other Jina temples were also built. See Tirtha Darśan, pp. 176 ff.
176. Nalakacchapura :-This place in Dhar district of M.P., as already noted by us, was connected with the activities of that prolific Digambara litterateur Aśā Ibara, who wrote his works in the Neminātha temple of this place ; see Premi, op.cit., p. 343. This place is also mentioned along with Dbārā (which was not far from it) in the colophon of a Śvetāmbara manuscript, dated V.S. 1295 (see Jinavijaya, Jaina-pustaka-prasasti-sangraha, p. 120).
177. Nāņā :--This place in the Pāli district of Rajasthan is considered a tîrtha, sacred to Lord Mahāvīra. The earliest Jain inscription of this place, is dated in 960 A.D. (see A.P.J.L.S, No. 341) which is incised on the door of the Mabāvira shrine of this place. Some other epigraphs of this village, are also known (see Nahar, op.cit., I Nos. 885 ff.) This tirtha was connected with the Svetämbara gaccha
