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The King was now fully under his religious influence. He began to spend his wealth in all the seven fields. Like the king Samprati, he adorned the earth with 1440 Jain temples and sent proclamation every where to preserve non-volence.
The proclamation of the king regarding non-violence had to be sticily followed. Special officers were appointed to see that the King's orders were strictly obeyed in the mean while a foolish merchant killed a louse by rubbing it No sooner died the offici also entrunsted with the duties of the presevation of the living beings know of this than the merchant was taken to the king. The king punished him by ordering him get a large and beauti ful jain temple constructed by spending his whole wealth. The temple was called 'Yuka-vipar' ( Yükā=Louse ).
Besides the observance of nonviolence, taking meat, or wine was also prohibited.
The principal and permanent effect of the preachings of Hemac'andrācārya was that the slaughter of the innocent beasts either for food or for offerings to gods through sacrifices was stopped. As the frit of the pious wishes of Hémac'andräc'arya, evil hebits are not much prevalent even today in Gujarat, the wealth of the persons without issues is never snatched away and the religious atmosphere is nicely preserved.
Kumārapåla had adorned the earth with with many temples. Out of them, Kūmāra Vihara, Mūshak-Vihara, Karamba-Vihāra, Diksā-Vihăr, and Golika-Vihar at the birth place of Hémac'andrāc'ārya were then grand temples. Kumarapāla had such a great faith on the religious philosophy that he took his food and water only after recituig 12 chapters of yogasastra and 20 chapters of Vitaraga and Mahadeva stotra is it all 32 chapters. In spite of ascending his throve at an advanced age, he studied Sanskrit from his Guru and as a result of it he had composed • Atmā-ninda-divā trinsi ka' which is still available.
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