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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir अर्थात् 'जैन-धर्म का प्रवेश उड़ीसा में शिशुनाग वंशी राजा नन्द वर्धन के समय में होगया था। खारवेल के समय से पूर्व भी उदयगिरि पर्वत पर अहंतो के मन्दिर थे क्योंकि उनका उल्लेख खारवेल के लेख में आया है। ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि ( खारवेल के समय में ) जैन धर्म कई शताब्दियों तक उड़ीसा का राष्ट्रीय धर्म रह चुका था। इस लेख को उपयोगिता के विषय में श्रीयुक्त जायसवाल जी कहते हैं : “This inscription occupies a unique position amongst the materials of Indian History for the centuries preceding the Christian era. In point of age it is the second inscription after Asoka, the first being the Nanaghat inscription !of Vedisri. But from the point of view of the chronology of the premauryan times and the history of Jainism it is the most important inscription yet discovered in the country. It confirms the Puranic record and carries the dynastic chronology to C. 450 B. C. Further, it proves that Jainism entered Orissa and probably became the State religion, within 100 gears of the death of its founder Mahavira. It affords the earliest historical instance of the Unity For Private And Personal Use Only
SR No.020653
Book TitleSanyukta Prant Ke Prachin Jain Smarak
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorShitalprasad Bramhachari
PublisherJain Hostel Prayag
Publication Year1923
Total Pages160
LanguageHindi
ClassificationBook_Devnagari
File Size5 MB
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