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The greatness of Kum rap la is that he wanted to see an omnipotent and unified Jina order. He was overwhelmed with a sense of infliction and helplessness whenever he witnessed dissension among the followers of different gacchas and scholars, their conflicts, disputes on insignificant and trivial matters, lack of uniformity in their doctrine of rama as, altercation about the Tithi (date) for performing ritualised confession (Pratikrama a), hostile environment, exchange of harsh words, etc. He tried many a times to eliminate the antagonism. On the basis of some incidents from his life, like asking c rya Hemacandra S ri to pay homage to Some wara etc., it can be inferred that he supported and encouraged harmony amongst different religions. More so, he was very much impressed and influenced by the harmonizing policy of crya Hemacandra S ri. Hence he gave importance to tradition and conventional values rather than to scriptural based beliefs. This fact comes into light while going through the events of his life. To put it in a nutshell King Kum rap la was a staunch follower and supporter of Jainism, he gave importance to conventional ancient beliefs. He was pertinacious to see the Jain congregation on high pedestal, which it once stood during the regime of King 'Samprati'.
Kum rap la was so deeply dedicated to crya Hemacandra S ri that if he came to know that someone had uttered something against the c rya, he was never at peace until and unless the culprit was punished, even if the person was staying hundreds of miles away from P a a.
Sin-fearing and true introspective King Kum rap la
One day Kum rap la inquired liga, his chief councillor, an aged priest, who sat beside him in the palace, “O Honourable Priest! Please tell me, am I inferior or superior or equal to King Siddhar ja Jaya Simha in virtues (gu as)?”
The royal priest thought for a while and replied, “O King of Kings! Since you have asked I am obligated to tell the truth. Please forgive me. King Siddhar ja had 96 virtues and 2 vices; on the contrary you have 2 virtues and 96 vices."
The royal priest liga was famous in Gurjara kingdom for his honesty. Kum rap la also knew that liga never hesitates to tell the truth even in
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