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Appendix III
Bijoliya Rock inscriptions:
Situated in Uparamal area of Mewar, Bijoliya is an important Jain sacred site relating to Lord Parshwanath. Two big rock Jain inscriptions dated V. E. 1226 have been noticed from this place. There are several Shaiva and Jain temples. Col. Tod was1 the first antiquarian, who visited the site and gave a brief description of the temples and the rock inscriptions. Carlleyle,2 of Archaeological Survey visited the site but did not describe the details of the Jain epigraphs. Kaviraja Shyamaldas published in 1886 A.D. one of the rock inscriptions having the genealogy of the Chauhan rulers for supporting his arguments against the authenticity of the Prithviraj-Raso". It was reedited by Akshaya1 kirti Vyas of Udaipur.
These inscriptions have been engraved on the flat undulating rocks; one is situated inside the boundary wall of the temple while the other outside on a flat rock. Both are having encircled walls around them. These are relating to Lord Parshwanath. The details of these two inscriptions are as under :
(1) Inscription of V. E. 1226 has a detailed genealogy of the Chauhans of Ajmer.
(2) "Uttam-Shikhar Puran" has been engraved fully in second epigraph.
The first inscription is engraved in 30 lines. It has 92 verses with some prose text. It opens with a salutation to "Veetarag" in a small prose sentence. Such obeisance to various Tirthankars and other divinities continued upto verse 9. Then
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Annals and Antiquties of Rajasthan (Crooks edition) pp. 1797-1800. Archaeological Survey of India Vol. VI pp. 234-252.
Journal Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. LV part I pp. 14-15, 28-32 and 40-46).
E. I. Vol. XXVI pp. 84-112.
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