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When the Jains came to know of Suba's firmana, they gave a rousing reception to Samará Sbab and advised him to set up a new image of Ādinātha on the Satrunjaya Hill. Samara Shah sent his mon to the king of Ārāsana with presents. The king was a strict vegetarian and a firm believer in the principles of Jainism; so he consented to give the required marble from his mine without any charge. Marble was taken in carts to Palitāna. Sixteen clever sculptors were sent from Anabilavāda. to Pálitāna to prepare the image. Balachandra Muni was to supervise the preparation of the image."
When the sculptors completed their work, good news was sent to Samarā Shah at Anabilavádá. Samara Shah, then, made up his mind to make a pilgrimage to the holy hill in the company of the Jain congregation to set up the image of Ādinátha in the newly constructed temple. Invitations were sent to the Jains of far off places.
Among the Jain monks who made the pilgrimage to the holy hill in the company of Samara Shah were Vinayachandrasuri, Ratnakarasuri of Brihadgatchba, Padmachandra
(4) Ibid, P.p. 542-3. (5) Ibid. appendix, pp. 129–30. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
