Jainism in Gujarat

Author(s): Chimanlal Bhailal Sheth
Publisher: Godiji Jain Temple Mumbai

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A. D. 1122-23 and 1124-5. He attended the famous debate between Devasüm and Kumudachandra. With his advice and assent, Jayasimha made & pilgrimage to the Satrunjaya hill and gave & grant of twelre villages to the temple of Adinatha 16
Sajjana was another Jain officer of Siddharaja After the conquest of Sorath, he was appointed governor of the prorince. This is confirmed by an inscription in Neminatha's temple built by hin on Giranára?".
Sajjana's temple on Giranára is the largest temple on this bill. It was repaired in A D. 1278. It stands in a quadrangular court about 190 ft. by 130 ft. It consists of two halls The garbhagriha has a large image in black stone of Neminátha, the twenty-second Tirthankara The principal mandapa in front of this has twentysquare columns of granite The floor is marbled Round the shrine is a passage or 'bhamati' containing many images in white marble. The outer hall has two large raised platforms, the upper slabs of which have a close grained yellow stone covered with representations of the feet of the
16 Desai, Jain Sahityano Itrhasa, p. 225. 17 Bom. Gaz, I(1), p. 176