Comprehensive History of Jainism Volume II

Author(s): Aseem Kumar Chaterjee
Publisher: Firma KLM Pvt Ltd

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built on Mount Abu, a temple of Malladeva 388. Malladeva was the name of Vastupala's elder brother, who died after giving birth to a son called Pūrņasimha. The temple on Abu was actually built by Tejahpäla and not Vastupāla, as we will see afterwards. We will bave something more to say, on this temple, in the next section of this chapter.
Some very useful details regarding Vastupāla's religious activities are given in the well-known Prabandhacintāmaņi of Merutunga. Unlike Arisimha, Merutunga was a complete historian. Therefore his testimony has a special importance. According to him 258, Vastupāla built at Padaliptapura ( Palitana ) a temple of Mahāvira. At Modhera he built two statues at the temple of Lord Mabāvīra57. He also built at the famous Sakunikāvibāra ( at Broach ) a series of double courtyards. We are further told that at the holy bathing place of Satyapura (Sanchor), he built a silver. arch and cells suitable for the monks and chapels, in memory of his seven dead sisters. Merutunga also gives details 258 regarding Vastupāla's works at Śatruñjaya ( also called by the name Nandisvara ), which are confirmed by the account given by Arisimba. His building activities at Urjayanta are also given by him. That Vastupāla, like Kumāra päls, was respectful to Śiva, is also evident from Merutunga's account258
All the relevant accounts show that even the Digambaras, were on friendly terms, with these two brothers. According to Merutunga 200, some 300 Digambaras accompanied Vastupāla, when he, as Sanghapati, went to holy places like Satruñjaya and Girnar, In connexion with one of Vastupāla's pilgrimages, we are told* 01, that the following monks of different gacchas accompanied him-Naracandrasūri and Jinadatta sūri of the Vāyada gaccha, śāntisūri of the Shande. raka gaccha and Vardhamānasūri, the Sun of the Gallakas'. According to all the authorities 26%, Vijayasena of the Någendra gaccha was the guru of these two famous Jain brothers. Arisimha gives the interesting information 208