Essay name: The Structural Temples of Gujarat
Author:
Kantilal F. Sompura
Affiliation: Gujarat University
This essay studies the Structural Temples of Gujarat (Up to 1600 A.D.).
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The Structural Temples of Gujarat
erected an Indramaṇá¸apa before Risabhadeva on Mt. Satrunjaya
with the temples of PÄrsvanatha and Neminatha on two
sides; and a toraṇa on the temple of Satrunjaya, a lake in
Pädaliptanagara; (Palitana) and Akrapalita-grÄma. VastupÄla
according to this prasasti restored the temples of NÄbhiya
(Rṣabha), Neminatha and Stambhaneśa (Parsva ). He is also
said to have built many other temples, wells, tanks, resting
houses for yatis, gardens, and places for drinking water and
supplied golden staffs to many temples. He is also said to
have consecrated the images of PÄrsvanatha and MahÄvÄ«ra in
SakunikÄvihÄra at Broach and supplied twenty five golden
staffs to the devakulikÄs (small shrines) in the city. 222
According to the Sukritakīrtikallolini written by Udayaprabha
SÅ«ri, the Guru of Vastupala and TejapÄla. it was after listening
to the lectures of Vijayasenasūri that the two brothers began
to build a series of religious edifices-Indramaṇá¸apa with temples
of Stambhaṇa PÄrÅ›vanÄtha, and Neminatha on Girnar; images
of their ancestors by the sides of the temple of Adinatha on
Satrunjaya. He built at Dholka a temple on the model of the
temple at Satrunjaya and the Pancasara temple at AṇhilapÄtaka.
He also built the temple of AÅ›vÄvatÄra and consecrated there in
the image of Muni Suvrata. He also restored the temple of
PÄrsvanatha at Stambhaṇa (Skamna near Umareth) and
restored the nineteen golden capitals taken by Subhaá¹avarmana,
King of Malava, from the temple of Vaidyanatha at Dabhoi. 2 2 3
The Sukritasankirtana of Arisimha which was composed about
V. S. 1285 also gives a long list of temples and other public
buildings erected by Vastupala. With the exception of few
minor details Arsimha's list 224 agrees with those of the
Vastupala TejapÄla-praÅ›asti and Suká¹›itakirti Kallolini. From all
these sources it becomes evident that Vastupala and TeJapÄla
222. VTP. vv. 45-69.
223. SKK. vv. 157�176.
224. Bühler: 'Arisimha', Sitzungberichte, Bd. CXIX, (1889) also ASWI,
Vol. II. pp. 169 ff.
