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205. Purikaranagara :-See Laksh meśvara.
206. Purimatāla :—See Prayāga ; it is associated with Rshabha.
207. Pushkara :-This great Hindu tirtha was also asso. ciated with the Jains, from the 12th century, as the evidence of the K.B. (pp. 24, 44) suggests ; see also Jain, Ancient cities etc., p. 104.
208. Rādavara :- This tirtha, sacred to Lord Mahavira, is situated in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan.; see Tirtha Darśan, I, p. 243.
209. Rājagsaa :-This great city of ancient India, was. intimately connected with the activities of Lord Mahāvira (see supra, I, pp. 7, 13, 21, 23, 25, 35 etc.). According to the Jain tradition, it was also the birth-place of Muni Suvrata. A few Jain antiquities of the Gupta period are also to be found in this place ; see supra, I, pp. 106 f. Even in later times, Jain monks, living in Gujarat and South India, used to visit this ancient city. For a modern account, see Tirtha Darsan, 1, pp. 40 ff. ; and see also Tirtha vandanasangraha, pp. 168 ff.
210. Rājanagara :—This tirtha came into prominence, only in the 17th century. It is dedicated to Adinātha. The earliest reference to this place, is to be found in a Svetām. bara manuscript of V.S. 1654 ; see Šri-prasasti-sangraha, p. 153, No. 601 ; see also Tirtha Darśan, 1, p. 197. The Śvetāmbara Terāpanthi sect originated from this place. It is situated in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan.
211. Rājyapura :- This place, now known as Rajorgarh, had a temple of śāntinātha in the 10th century ; It is in Alwar district of Rajasthan ; see supra, I, p. 156.
212. Rāmagiri :As noted by us, in the previous volume of the present work (pp. 205, 309, 312), this place was connected with Jainism, from very early period. It is mentioned by Vimala in his Paumacariyam (40,16), and by
