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From Jogina (Distt. Bharatpur)58 a standing Sarvatobhadra icon of Nemi nath belonging to the Gupta period and another icon of Parshwanath of 11th century A.D. (Bharatpur Museum) have been salvaged. From Bachena and Bhusawar icons with inscriptions of V.E. 1077 and 1110 respectively have been noticed.
Bairath was a prosperous site during Akbar's reign. A Jain temple was built by Indraraj son of Bharamal of Shrimal caste; who was a governor of the place. The temple was consecrated by Hir Vijay's disciple Kalyan-Vijay. The town also had another temple of Parshwanath.
From Rupangarh some early inscriptions of 10th to 12th centuries have been noticed belonging to Nishedhikas.
Bikaner :
Bikaner state was founded by Rao Bika. Soon after the foundation of the town, the Jain began constructing of temples in the town, copying of MSS, and engaging in other religious activities ; Bohithara Vachharaj was among the notable men, who had accompanied Rao Bika from Marwar. The MS. Saptapadarthi Vriti was copied here in V.E. 1543 (1486 A.D.), when the construction of the fort was in progress. The inscriptions from the following temples are worthy of note. The Chintamani Parshwanath :
The Chintamani Parshwanath is among the earliest temples of Bikaner. It was completed in V.E. 1561 (1504 A.D.). The Mulanayak icon was originally installed by Navalakhal Nemi Chandra at Mandor in V.E. 1380 (1323 A.D.), which was conscecrated by Jinkushal Suri of the Kharataragachchha. It was brought to Bikaner by the Jain Sangh. The temple is known as “Chausatiya”2 as the Mulanayak icon is in shape of a Chaturavimshati icon.
A few years after the completion of the temple3 in V.E. 1591 (1534 A. D.) Bikaner was invaded by Kamaran from Lahore.
58. Catalogue and Guide to State Museum Bharatpur p. 11 and 20.
1. Bikaner No. I. 2. ibid. 3. L, P. Tessitory Chhand Rao Jetasi-Verses 108-401.
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