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doubtedly, was the contemporary of Jayasimha. We, therefore, reconciling all the references, may say that Jayasimha might have repaired or expanded the lake constructed by his ancestors.
The Sukita-savr kirtana states that Jayasimha erected a Kirtistambha after his world conquests. Fortunately a stone column of Kirtistambha has been discovered in which a praśasti by Śrīpāla is engraved. 2
Anahilapatana : Aşahilapāțaņa in his days was the centre of all kinds of activities, as Dhārā or Ujjayinī was in the days of Bhoja. It was a city of temples, planned like a Svastika and surrounded by a high wall with towers and bastions of stones. It was a city full of wealth. Its commercial and maritime activities were carried on by the merchants through Cambay. The rich of the city had their mansions with gardens, lovely with flowers. Its citizens both male and female were cultured. The people were liberal, hospitable, brave and adventurous.3
Siddharāja made Anahilapāțaņa the home of learning also. The religious zeal with which the Jain sädhus have preserved their MSS gives a fine picture of the intellectual activities of Pāšana. The Brāhmaṇas led all such activities and were the special objects of royal munificence. They were the architects of Pāțaņa's cultural greatness. Hemacandra also gives a short picture of the religious and educational life of Pāțaņa. Jayasimha established schools for the study of Jyotişaśāstra, Nyayaśāstra and the Puranas. Jayasimha encouraged students and scholars for the advancement of learning by distributing prizes and stipends.
Hemacandra: The great Jain monk Hemacandra had a lasting influence on him. He became, first of all, court Pandit and then court annalist. On the instance of the king Hemacandra wrote a monumental work on grammar naming it after the king and himself-Siddha-Hema-V yakarana.? Hemacandra enjoyed the royal friendship and got full help and encouragement from the king in his vast literary output. As a contemporary court
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i Canto II, V. 37: Papet er a t THETAT 2 Prasthāna (Gujarati), XII, No. 5, p. 293. 3 DV., Canto I, Vs. 4-134. - Ibid., Canto XV, Vs. 115, 121; I, Vs. 7-39. 5 Ibid., Canto I, Vs. 46-65. & SJGM., XIII, p. 186, Vs. 112-115. ? Ibid. I, pp. 60-61. 8 Ibid., XIII, p. 186, Vs. 103-110.
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