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Acharya of that time. Vimalsha regularly listened to his sermons which made him even more religiously oriented.
available, there was no road leading from the foot of the mountain to the top, and marble had to be brought from a great distance. Vimalsha was determined to complete the project at any cost. He made all the necessary arrangements for transporting the materials to the top and hired the best sculptors in the country for carrying out the work. .
As he remembered his involvement in past wars, he felt very sorry for the violence and sins he had committed. He sincerely repented for it. In view of his genuine repentance, the Acharya asked him to construct a temple at Chandravati and make it a center of pilgrimage to help at one for the violence caused during the wars. Vimalsha was pleased to hear this suggestion and made up his mind to construct a grand temple.
All possible care was taken to see that the artisans did not face any difficulty, and the project did not encounter any problems. It took fourteen years to finish the project and the temple was constructed at a cost of 185,300,000 gold coins. The opening ceremony was performed with great fanfare and enthusiasm under the guidance of Dharmaghosh-suri, Vardhamansuri, and other Acharyas.
Stories After Bhagwan Mahavir
He was also a devotee of Ambika Devi, the goddess in service of Tirthankar Neminath. He decided to invoke her in order to get her blessings. The goddess was pleased with the earnestness of his worship and asked him what he wanted. He asked for a son and the capability to construct a monumental temple at Chandravati. However, the goddess asked him to select one of the two. Vimalsha opted for the temple. Goddess Ambika granted his wish.
Then Vimalsha selected a site for the temple on top of a mountain and bought the land for 45,360,000 gold coins. The foundation stone was laid with deep faith. However, it was not easy to construct the temple. It was a Herculean task. Artisans were not locally
It is a spacious, all marble temple. There are highly artistic figures in its domes, arcs, and panels. The sculptures are exquisite. It would be nearly impossible to bring out that sort of accuracy even in wax. The fact that the artists have done it in marble is marvelous and draws the instantaneous admiration of every visitor. These types of sculpture are not found anywhere else in the world. It is said that Vimalsha paid the artists in gold - the artisans collected the marble dust that they had carved for the day and brought it in and had it weighed. The person in charge
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