Jainism in Gujarat

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

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of his minister and paid daily visits to the monk who explained to him the necessity of abstaining from flesh and preventing the taking of life,
This need not lead us to believe that Hemachandra and Kumārapala first met after the work of conquest T&8 over,
From certain verses in the Mahaviracharita of Hemasări, Dr. Bubler comes to the conclusion that Kumārspăla's acquaintance with Hemasari began, 8Ccording to the verge 53, in the time when the empire had achieved its greatest expansion and when the warexpeditions and conquests Tere over" (Buhler-Hemachandra, p. 34). It seems, however, that “the learn. ed doctor draws & conolusion from the verses based upon an implication which they do not carry”; for the order of narration of events does not necessarily imply their chronological order, and then we study the verses carefully, Fe find that no such sequence 18 intended.
Another argument of Dr Buhler that the Prabandhas though mention early acquaintance do not describe the relationship of Hemachandra and Kumarapāla immediately after the latter became king, does not bear examination for various reasons Firstly, we cannot infer anything from the absence of mention, and secondly, Kumārapāla, in the beginning of his reign was too busy subduing his internal and external enemies and consolidating and extending his Empire to think of religious meetings with Hemachandra.
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