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amongst the ancient canonical literature of the Svetāmbara
tradition has come to our notice.
Other Works On Pilgrimage -
Next to this work, the oldest work on the subject of places of pilgrimage is the Sakalatirtha-stotra by Siddhasenasuri of the group of Yasodevasuri of the tradition of Bappabhattasuri. This is a composition of the year 1067 AD, i.e. of the second half of the eleventh century of the Christian era. It mentions the places of pilgrimagesuch as Ahada (Mewada deśa), Angaiyā (Angadikā ), Arbudagiri (Mt. Ābu), Ayodhyā, Bhaddilapur, Bharukaccha (Saurastra), Bhinnamāla (Gurjaradeśa), Campa, Citrakūta (Cittauda), Dinduvānā (Dīdavāna), Devarãu, Dhārā, Gajapur, Gopalagiri (Gwalior), Guhuyarāya, Harsapur, Jaipur, Jālapur (Jalaur), Jalihara, Kämpilya, Kannauja, Khandila, Koranta, Kurkana, Kundanī, Mānakheda (Southern India), Mathurā, Nāgapur (Nāgaur), Nagara, Nāṇaka, Narān, Pāavā, Pallī, Paścimavallī, Rājagṛha, Rājapur, Raṇathambore, Śaurīpur, Śrāvastī, Śtruñjaya, Sammedaśikhara, Sanderao, Satyapur (Sañcor), Talavāda, Thārāprada, Ūrjayanta, Ujjayanī (Mālavā), Upakeśanagara, Vārāṇasī, Vāyaṇa, etc.
PREFACE: LVII
Possibly, it is the oldest work that metions all the famous Jaina places of pilgrimage of that time. However, it scarsely mentions any Digambara Jaina places of pilgrimage in the southern India that were undoubtedly there during its time. After this, the next important work that gives a detailed description of the places of pilgrimage is Vividha-tīrtha-kalpa. A work of 1332
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Descriptive catalogue of Mss. in the Jaina Bhandaras at Pattan, G.O.S. 73, Broda, 1937, p. 56.
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