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ing worship of Pārśvanātha-Existence of a Jain sanctuary in the locality.
P. 16. Rajgir, a sacred place to the Jains-Shrines containing stones with the footprints or pädukās of some Jain Tirthankara and numerous Jain images-Settlement of the Jains in the place from the beginning of the Christian era-Sonbhandar or "gold treasury" cave, at the foot of the Baibhar hill, made by a Jain monk for the use of his own sect-Two caves made by Muni Vairadeva-Mutilated carving of Jain Tirthankara-Probable occupation of the caves by Jain monks when the Chinese pilgrims visited Rajgir.
P. 18. Ancient sculptures in Jain temple in village BaragaonJain pilgrimage to the place-Pawāpuri, where Vardhamana Mahāvīra attained nirvana, a holy tirtha of the Jains.
139 (II) Report, do, Bengal Circle, 1903.
Calcutta, 1903.
P. 7. Champanagar, Bhagalpur district, sacred to the JainsAntique statues of Adinatha and Mahāvīra in the Jain temples in the locality-Extinction of Jainism in Eastern India for many centuries
that followed.
P. 8. The Jahngira hill resorted to as a place of worship by the Hindus, the Buddhists and the Jains alike.
P. 13. Parasnath hill, Hazaribagh district, bears footprints or pādukās of various Jain Tirthankaras, consecrated on the 9th Feb. 1769 (N.S.).
Manbhum dist. : a number of medieval Hindu and Jain temples of about the 14th or 15th century A.D.-Jain remains in Jharkhand-The country taken by the Hos from the śravakas, i.e., the Jains, who came there to work in the numerous copper ores.
P. 14. Jain remains observed at Pakbirra, Palma, Churra and Arsa-Other remains at Burran-Jain images at Deoli-Jain images of Adinatha, Pārsvanatha and Mahāvīra collected close to the temples at
Pakbirra.
Two statues of Tirthankaras forming part of the temple at Palma,-A few similar statues in the village.
