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The Lunig Vasati was renovated 39 by him (circa V.E. 1380). The Kareda Jain temple of Mewar was repaired by him. His descendants Parvat and Dungar were noteworthy. Dungar had a Kalpa Sntra illustrated at the instance of Jayanand Suri of Agunigachchha. We have the references to this family upto V.E. 1578. Although this family belonged to Gujarat, its members took interest in building or renovating temples in Rajasthan also.
Dhanpal of Jawar :
Several colophons of MSS and inscriptions show that Jawar was a prosperous site during the 15th and 16th centuries A.D. A M.S. written in Jawar during the reign of Maharana Lakha in V.E. 1462 records that the mines at Jawar were then in operation. This proves that this town was developing. Dhanpal was the son of Ratna chandra. He performed several Sangh-yatras, to Shatrunjaya, Giranar, Abu, Jirapalli, and Chittor. He constructed a massive Jain temple at Jawar,40 which was consecrated by Som sundar Suri of Tapagachchha in V.E. 1478. To celebrate the occasion Dhanpal spent lavishly. A good number of learned monks had assembled for the purpose showing that the ceremony was arranged at a large scale. A long list of their names is available in the inscription of V.E. 1478. No further details about the descendants of Dhanpal are known.
Jain families of Delawara :
During the 15th and the 16th centuries A.D. Delawara (Mewar) was a prosperous town. According to various epigraphic sources, the families of Shresthi Ramdeva,41 Nimba, Kelha, Megh, Bhim, Katuk, Laxman singh, Hisa, Dharma etc. conducted successful business here. A description of the family of Ramdeva has been given separately. Pandit Laxman singh was an erudite scholar of the age and was known as Pandit-Pravar. He had several copies
39. Abu II No. 382/The colophons of MSS Bhagawati Sutra and illustratated
Kalpasutra (VE 1565) also contain similar information. 40. Vijaydharma Suri No. 118/Vir Vinod I appendix. 41. Maharana Kumbha by the Author pp. 334-336,
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