Some Historical Jaina Kings and Heros

Author(s): Kamtaprasad Jain
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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years of his age, he obtained "Maharajya-Abhiseka" (Kingly Coronation). After becoming a king Kharavela devoted his whole life to the good and welfare of his people and kingdom. People regarded him as a support to the land of Kalinga. He made conquests which were accompanicd with gifts and observance of Dharma. In fact Kharavela had a heart filled with noble chivalry and cowase with profound religious fervour, which made him not merely an ideal monarch and a great warrior but also the very model of an Ahinsaist hero.
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