Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s7.t6.11

v2.c27.s7.t6.11

Shall we abandon them to cold ‘oblivion’ ; or restore them to a name already mentioned, Samprati, or Swampriti, the Shah Jahan ¹ of a period two centuries before the Christian era, and to whom the shrine in Kumbhalmer is ascribed ? Of one thing there is no doubt, which is, that both are Jain, and of the most ancient models : and thus advertised, the antiquary will be able to discriminate between the architectural systems of the Saivas and the Jains, which are as distinct as their religions.