Jain Journal 1972 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Gwalior fragmentary inscription (1104 A.D.). But it is strange to note that this Nirgranthanatha composed the record at the setting up of a linga. If the term is to be understood as the name of a Jaina person then it possibly suggests the degree of religious toleration the Jainas exibited during the period.
(b) Kacchapaghatas of Dubkund :
A certain inscription found on a pilaster of a Jaina temple now turned into a mosque, falls in the reign of Vijayapala of this branch. Dated 1043 A.D. the epigraph begins with a salutation to the Siddhas and refers to a certain Mahesvarasuri of the Kamyaka gaccha. It then tells us that this Acarya died in 1100 V.S. after which Sadhu Sarvadeva wrote a praśasti.
The Debkund stone inscription (1088 A.D.) gives a more clear-cut statement about the condition of the Jaina organisation. Starting with an invocation to the various Tirthankaras and also to the Srutadevatās, the inscription tells us that two Jaina traders who were friends of the king Vikrama Simha (1070-1100) A.D.), took a prominent part in the building up of a Jina temple at the instance of a certain Vijayakirti of the Latavagata gana. The king also gave a grant of land for the purpose of worship and maintenance of the temple, as also for the oil for the lamps and for anointing the bodies of holy men. It thus shows that the Jainas had mustered strength due to royal patronage and were in a flourishing condition.
Haihayas of Tripuri :
Inspite of the predominance of Hindu monuments under the Haihayas who ruled in the U.P. and C.P. from about the beginning of the 9th century A.D. to about the first quarter of the thirteenth century, widespread Jaina remains in these regions show that along with Brahmanism with its various cults, Jainism was also in existence. Images of Jaina Sāsanadevis, Tirthankaras and other Jaina sculptures found at Sahagpur, Jura, Jubblepore, and Bahuriband are a sufficient testimony to the Jaina affinities of at least a section of a people in this region under the rule of the Haihayas.
Paramaras of Gujarat, Malwa and Rajputana :
As in the case of Haihayas, so also among the Paramaras, there were several kings who were devotees of Siva. Inspite of this, however,