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________________ - > આદર્શ નિ. અર્થાત “જૈનધર્મનો પ્રવેશ શિશુનાગવંશી રાજા નન્દવધનના સમયમાં ઓરિસ્સામાં થઈ ગયો હતો. વળી એમ માલુમ પડે છે કે (ખારબેલના સમયમાં કેટલીક સદીઓ સુધી જૈનધમ ઓરિસ્સાનો રાષ્ટ્રધર્મ રહ્યા હતા.” આ લેખની ઉપયોગિતાના બારામાં શ્રીયુત જાયસવાલજી જણાવે છે કે - "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 Pre-mauryan 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 years of the death of its founder Mahavira. It affords the earliest historical instancy of the Unity of Behar and Orissa (450 B. C.) for the social history of this country we get the very important datum that the population of ancient Orissa was 3 1 Millions in circra 172 B. C.''
SR No.032846
Book TitleAdarsh Muni
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorPyarchand Maharaj, Chandulal Mohanlal Modi
PublisherJainoday Pustak Prakashan Samiti
Publication Year1932
Total Pages656
LanguageGujarati
ClassificationBook_Gujarati
File Size12 MB
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