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of Bhartripuriya-gachchha,9 she had a Jain temple named Shyam Parshwanath constructed in Chittor to which she made several donations in V. E. 1335 (1278 A. D.) from the Mandapika of Khohar Chittor and Sajjanpur. Ratnaprabh Suri of the Chaitragachchha was a very famous Acharya. He composed several inscriptions for non-Jain families residing here. The Ghagasha inscription10 of V. E. 1322 (1265 A. D.) and the Chirawa inscription of V. E. 1330 (1273 A. D.) were composed by him.
Numerous inscriptions, colophons and other literary references throw interesting light on the activities of Jains during the 13th century A. D. in Chittor. When Jinprabodh Suri of the Kharatargachchha visited Chittor in 1334 (1277 A. D.), Shresthi Dhandhal spent great sums for installation of several icons here. He also had several MSS copies prepared. Among these the Chandra Duta-Abhidhan, and the Nighantu Shesh etc. are notable. Two inscriptions of V. E. 1334 (1277 A. D.), now fixed in Banvir's12 wall tell of the construction of Devakulikas in the Shantinath temple, by Shresthi Prahladan's son Ratnasingh, who was the follower of the Brihadagachchha. As may be gathered from the fragmentary13 inscription incised on the door jamb of the western gate of the Shringar-Chanwari temple, dated V. E. 1356 (1300 A. D.), this temple with its lovely carvings was completed during the 13th century A.D. Another monument executed at that time was the Jain Kirtistambh of Chittor. Several inscriptions and fragments were collected by G. H. Ojha from the heaps of stones lying in the precints of the Jain Kirtistambh. Most of these are from the 13th century A. D. A careful study of these inscriptions14 proves that the Kirtistambh (Manstambh) was built in V. E. 1357 (1301 A. D.) by Shresthi Jija and Punyasingh of the Bagherawal clan. This author has published these inscriptions in the Journal
9. Varada Vol XI No. I
10. Varada Vol. V No. 2 pp. 65-66/Vir Vinod I pp. 397-401.
11. The Kharatargachchha Pattavali (SJGM) p. 56.
12. History of Mewar by the Author p. 91.
13. ibid.
14. Edited by the Author in the Anekant April, 1969. V. P. Joharapur-also edited in Jain-Shilalekh Sangraha Vol. V/Bhattaraka Sampradaya p. 10.
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