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કીધી પ્રતિષ્ઠા પાસજિ સાર
પર ધન સહ માનસિંધ ઉદાર; તે ચિંતામણિ પાસજિ સ્વામી
વંદ્યા આગરે આણંદ પામી. ૭ ”
This shows that the expenses of its installation were borne by Mansingh of Agra.
15. This lake was constructed by the ruler of Kashmere, Jain-ul-Abidin, who ruled from A. D. 1447-1467. It was called
Zainlanka.' ( See " Ain-i-Akbari, " Part II, p. 364. Also Eadaoni, p. 398.)
16. The original Farman of the Emperor regarding nonkilling, issued at the instance of Jinchandrasuri, was published in the issue of " Atent" for June 1912.
17. The original Farman (or orders passed at his advice ) in this connection now exists in the firm of Anandji Kalyanji Ahamadabad. It is translated into English by Munshi Muhammad Abdullah. It is clear from this Farman that these rights were given to the Jains at Suriji's advice. Some doubt that these tirthas do not exclusively belong to Shvetambars; but it is not true. Pandit Jaysoma, a contemporary of Akbar, has written in his " Karmachandra-charitra" :
" नाथेनाथ प्रसन्नेन जैनास्तीस्सिमेऽपि पि ।
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This shows that Akbar, being pleased, had given over these tirthas to the minister Karmachandra who belonged to the Kharatara Gachha of the Shvetambar sect. Moreover the author of "Labhodayaras " also writes:
“સેતું જાદિક તીર્થ જેહ બકસઈ લહઈ ગુરુકુ તેહ.” i. e., tirthas like Shetrunja were gifted to the Guru.
18. This word should be 'Sevada,' as Jain Sadhus were known by that word.
19. Kalakhan's name was Khanekalan Mirmuhammad. He was the elder brother of Ataghkhan. He was the servant of Humayun
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