Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Founding of Campa which is the sixth part of chapter XII of the English translation of the Mahavira-caritra, contained within the 鈥淭rishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra鈥�: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Mahavira in jainism is the twenty-fourth Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 6: Founding of 颁补尘辫腻
(See Appendix I)
鈥淚 shall make a city elsewhere,鈥� and the king instructed experts in architecture to look for a suitable place. Looking everywhere for a suitable place, the architects saw somewhere in the district a large campaka tree. They said: 鈥淚t is not in a garden. No stream is apparent here. It is not encircled by a basin of water. Nevertheless, it has a wonderful appearance. Oh! the great number of large branches. Oh! the wonderful leaves and creepers. Oh! the abundance of blossoms. Oh! the fragrance of the blossoms. Oh! the one umbrellaship of its shade, surpassing an umbrella. Oh! its suitability for rest. Oh! everything in fact is there. As this campaka, the home of 艢r墨, is lovely naturally, doubtless a city here will be so.鈥�
They described the place as it was, suitable for the establishment of a city, adorned by the campaka like earnest money of 艢r墨. The king had the city 颁补尘辫腻鈥攚ith the name of the campaka鈥攂uilt quickly. For there is accomplishment from the (mere) order of kings. Then 艢谤别峁噄办补鈥檚 son, accompanied by his brothers, went to the city 颁补尘辫腻 with army and transport and ruled the earth.