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AV EPITOME OF JAINISM.
who was contemporary of Mahavir, were its kings. It was his son Konik who removed the capital from Rajgir to Champa.
Dhanna, Shalibhadra, Acharya JambuSwami were its inhabitants. The place is sacred to the Hindus, the Mahomedans, the Buddhists and the Jains alike. There are several hot springs held sacred to the followers of Vedas known as Brahma kund, Surya kund and others, and a fair, mela is held covering the period of one month about these springs, every third year when flocks of pilgrims crowd the place. The spring water is excellent and has got mineral properties. Some Mahomedan saints breathed their last in the place. There are shown a number of caves and other favourite places of Buddha. The Jains hold it sacred and as a place of pilgrimage on account of the Tanma, Diksha and Keval Jnan of the 20th Tirthankar Muni Suvrat, a contemporary of the King Ram Chandra, an incarnation of Vishnu of the Hindus.
The five hills are known as :-(1) Vipulgiri (2) Ratnagiri (3) Udaigiri (4) Swarnagiri
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