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Pethada that he persuaded the King to give Pethada Shah enough land to build a Jain temple in the heart of Deogiri. Pethada Shab spent large sums of money to erect this temple and called it ‘Amulyaprásad This temple was completed in V.S 1335 (or A, D. 1278-9)
Pethada's father showed his zeal for Jainism by spending much money to preserve the fortyfive 'Agamas' or Jain Scripturcs. Many writers were employed to make copies of the Agamas and the copies were sent to his seven Sarasvati bhandaras at Broach, Deogiri, Mandayagadhe, Ābu and other places.s
Pethada made pilgrimages to Satranjaya, Giranara and Mt. Ābu. He had taken the Parigraba-pramāna vrata or the fifth vow of a jain layman when he was at Vidyapura (Vijapura )..
Pethada's son Jhanjhana WAS & chip of the old block. He married Saubhagyadevi, daughter of Bhima Sheth of Delhi. In V.S. 1340 or A. D. 1284, he started from Mandapadurga with Dharmaghoshasūri and Jain Sangha and made a pilgrimage to Satrunjaya and Giranāra
(14) Ratnamandiragani, Upadosatarangins, pp. 97-8.
(15) Upadesakalpavalli, pp. 303-4; Desal, Loc. Cit., p. 406. (16) Ibid, p. 404-5.
