Jain Journal 1992 07

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

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JAIN JOURNAL
On the death of Jincandra Sūri at Jaisalmer in Ve 1530, Jinsamudra Süri succeeded him. The ceremony was performed with ostentation at Jaisalmer in the year VB 1533 by Sanghapati Srimali Sonapal. Two beautiful Jain temples of Santināth and Rşabhadev (Aştäpad) were completed in VE 1536. These were consecrated by Jinsamudra Süri. The Jain Sanghas from Sindh-Mārwar and other places attended it. The Såntinātb temple has got many beautiful icons of the Mandowar and other parts. It is one of the best temples of the western India, 32 The Rşabhadev temple has got many colossal icons of Cakravarti Bharat, Marudevi and others, 33 Jaisalmer was then a great centre of Kharatar-gaccha. Several Svetāmbar Jain families of Tāted, Rankā, Kukada, Baid, Bănțhia, Sankhwal, Părakh, Copră, Gandhar Copada and others dwelt there. A good number of MSS were copied there.
On the death of Jinsamudra Sūri at Ahmedabad, Jinhansa Sari succeeded in VE 1555. He also visited several places in western Rajasthan and Bikaner. A big pratisthā was done at Bikampur in the year Ve 1566.34 He is also famous for performing miracles in the court of Sikandar Shāh of Delhi. He died at Patan in VE 1582.
Jinmäņikya Süri succeeded Jinhansa Sūri. The nandi mahotsava was arranged by Saha Devarāj. He mostly remained busy in Bikaner. The Cintämaņi Päraśvanāth temple inscriptions from Bikāner dated 1592 mentions that the place was invaded by Kāmaran who did some destruction in the Jain temples. These icons were later consecrated by Jinmāņikya Sūri, 35 On Māhg badi 1, VE 1593, he also consecrated several icons at Bikāner.36 The temples of Aştapad and sāntināth at Jaisalmer were consecrated by him VE 1583. He also arranged the consecration of Satruñjaya Girnar pațţikă in the above temples in the year VE 1585.37 Due to large scale activities of Bais Sampradāya Jinmãņikya Sūri was invited to Bikaner by Bacchăwat Sangrāmsinha. He remained there for a few years and tried to remove the influence of Bāis Sampradaya. While travelling from Bikāner to Jaisalmer in VE 1612, he desired to pay homage to the samadhi
32 Ibid., III, Nos. 2154. 33 Ibid., JII, Nos. 2139, 2406-2409 ; Samaysundar's Ganadhar Vasati Stavan published
in Samaysundar Kyti Kusumāñjali edited by Náhatā. 34 Nāhata, Bikāner Jain Lekh Sangraha, No. 4. 35 Ibid., Nos. 1 and 2. 36 Ibid., Nos. 27, 28, 32 to 45. 37 Ibid.