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The Structural Temples of Gujarat Nāgabhatta II, king of Kanyakubja (Kanauj), who died in V. S. 890 i. e. 834 A. D. got built Jain temples at Añhilapura (Patan) and at Modhapur (Modhera). Further at the instances of Bappabhatti Sūri he want to sartunjaya and Urjjayant for pilgrimage 54/1 This reference indicates the existence of Jain temples at both the aforesaid places.
The Surat plates (A. D. 821)55 of Karkkaraja Suvarṇavarşa speaks about the existence of a Jain temple (caityā-layātana ) at Nāgasārika (Navasari). There is no trace as to its existence at present.
The Rāstrakūta King Prabhutavarşa Govindarāja gave a gift to the temple of the Sun (Jayaditya) at Kapikā ( Kavi). 56 The Una copper-plate (892 A. D.) of Mahāsā manta Balvarman of the Cālukya dyansty was issued to the temple of Sun God Taruņāditya on the bank of the river Kanvirika in Saurastra 57. His son Avanīvarmā II alias Yoga also issued the grant of the village to the same temple in V. S. 956 (i. e. 899 A. D.)58
The Saindhava King Mahāsāmanta Rāņaka (874-875 A. D.) assigned grant of land to a group of temples dedicated to Hari (Visņu ), Haridaśva (Sūrya), Vināyaka (Ganapati ) and the Mātņis (Mothers )59. A temple of Visņu was built by Bhuvāka in the time of the Gurjara Pratihara King Bhoja at Prithudaka near Prāci-Sarsvati in 882–883 A. D.80 Thus along with the temples of Siva and Sūrya the temples of Visņu were also erected during the reign of Cāvadā-Rāstrakūta-Pratihāra Kings. 54!1. Prabhāvakacarita xi, w, 857,-859; 684-685 55 El, xxi, pp. 136 and 144. 56. IA; V. 144 ff. 57. EI. IX. 1. ff. pp. 4-10; alo HIG. Nos. 234 and 235. 58. El. IX p. 6. 59. Ghumali Plates El XXVI, 212 ff. 69. El. I. P. 187: Cunnigham ASR. II. P. 224...
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