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TAIN PLACES OF PILGRIMAGE. on which stand numerous Jain temples. The grandeur of the scenery round about, is simply charining as will be seen from the half-tone plate of one of the peaks given herein. The famous rock inscriptions of Asoka, lie at the foot of the hill. There are other important Jain inscriptions at the place. The Hindus also visit the hill as being sacred to the memory of the anchorite Dattatreya, the incarnation of Shiva.
RAJGIR. Rajgir or Rajagriha is another place of pilgrimage of the Jains. It is one of the most ancient cities of India and was capital of Magadh. The kings of Magadh continued to have their seat of Government here for a long time and it played an important part during the time of Buddha. King Jarasandh, a contemporary of Krishna also flourished here. Our last Tirthankar had also long association with this city as he passed the greatest number of Chaturmasya (14) after he became an ascetic. King Prasenjit, and his son Shrenik
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