Jainism in Gujarat

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

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were many Jains who could not write books themselves but who spent much money in making copies of the books written in this as well as previous reigns. Kumārapala, himself, was a patron of learning and the learned and opened twenty-one Libraries in his kingdom. He had, moreover, employed 700 copyists to make copies of the works of Hemasūri 103
The Prasasti to the Santenāthaoharita of Devachandrasūri contains valuable information about the family of Rübad of Prágvatavamsa. Siddhinaga was the ancestor of Rabad He had a wife named Aubini Siddhināga and Ambini had four sons-Podhaka, Virada, Vardhang and Dronaka. The sons set up an image of Santinātha in the temple of Santivatha in Daboda. The image was worshipped in Dadbipadra or Dāhoda at least upto V. S. 1227 or A. D. 1169-70.
Podbaka had tbree sons-Ambudatta Ambuvaradhana and Sajjana. He set up two images of Parśvanátha and Supārsvanatha in the temple of Mahüvira in Madabrit (modern Wudhara, near Abu) Podhaka's two daughters entered the order
103 Jinanandanagani, Kumārapilaprabandha pop. 96-7.