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THE JAINA GAZETTE. preted when Dr. Smith wrote. This has now been done by the writer, and it states that in Samvat 1093 when King Yasahpala (not yet identified) was encamped at Kata, he issued certain orders to the residents of the village of Payalasa in the District of Kausambi. Both Kata and Payalasa are still extant in the vicinity of Kosam and are known by the names of Kara and Paras respectively. The new evidence recently discovered by the writer consists of an important inscription engraved on the Doorjamb of a ruined temple in the village of Meohar, seven miles distant from Kosam. It records that, in the year Samvat 1245 (A D. 1189) in the reign of King Jayachandra (of Kanauj) a certain Sri Vastavya Thakura built a temple of Siddhesvara (Mahadev) at the village of Mehavada in the district of Kausambi. This village is still known by its ancient name, and this inscription and those previously known furnish, therefore, indisputable testimony of the identity of Kausambi with the modern village of Kosam. The remains at Kosain, which extend over several miles have never been systematically explored, but the sculptures and inscriptions which have already been exposed by the rain, and the trial excavations carried out by the writer are sufficient to indicate the great wealth of relies which lie buried in them. A copper coin, which must have been found at Kosam, bears the name Kosabi i.e. Kosambi in ancient Brahmi characters.
Sravana Belgola. A very interesting and useful book with illustrations giving a detailed account of, 1, The village of Sravana Belgola, 2. Gommateswara, 3. The tradition regarding the visit to Sravana Belgola of Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta, 4. The date of the consecretion of the Image, 5. The temples on Chandragiri, 6. The temples on Vindhyagiri, 7. The temples in the village and 8. The temples in the adjacent villages.
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